The Gospel
How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

Let me begin by saying that this book is less than 120 pages, rare for a marriage book. More importantly, however, is the rich denseness of those pages. Beginning with Genesis, Ortlund lays out the biblical vision for marriage and definition of it. I have never read a book that s deftly and consiste......more

If you've been following my Goodreads feed: yes, I finished three books today. And while they were all fairly short, this one -- Ray Ortlund's Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel -- was the longest, the most noteworthy, and the most moving. Ortlund's writing is clear yet weighty, accessible yet pr......more

An excellent little biblical theology of marriage. Explores marriage from Genesis 2 through Revelation with clarity and insight. I particularly appreciated his comments and musings on marriage in the Pentateuch and then the three times that Genesis 2 is quoted in the NT. Ortlund is an inspirational......more

Ortlund presents a huge breadth of Scriptural truth into a very approachable book---in both content and page number. He walks through each epoch of reality and highlights the prevailing themes of marriage according to Christianity. From Creation to the prophets to the incarnation of Jesus and to the......more

4.7 Stars "Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel" by Ray Ortlund is a short study on the Biblical theology of marriage. Ortlund takes us through a survey of the entire Scriptures to show us that marriage is at the center of the gospel story. Ortlund reminds us that God made marriage to reflect the g......more