Pre-Fall Marriage God's Original Will - A Workbook of Main Points and Probing Questions

The Question
Do you want to build your marriage on the fallen rubble of first century Roman culture where a wife was the property of her husband, or do you want to build it on the foundation of God's original will?

This workbook of main points and probing questions is a companion to the novel, Pre-Fall Marriage God's Original Will - A Journey by Email to a Mutually Satisfying Marriage. The story is about Jack and Caroline's journey with Rick and Georgeann to a Pre-Fall mutually satisfying marriage. In this workbook, the story has been removed and what remains are the main points from each email, along with probing Me and We Questions.

Your Journey
If you and your spouse choose to use this workbook, success will not be achieved merely by reading through the main points and questions. It is by reading, thinking, praying, working through the questions, discussing, and putting your insights into practice, that you and your spouse will experience the often painful process of healing and growth, along with the joyful process of building and experiencing your own mutually satisfying marriage. Remember, even if God's path for your journey to a mutually satisfying marriage is painful, the outcome of healing and growth, and of being conformed to the image of Jesus is worth it.

Premise
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus prayed to God, "your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10) The premise of this novel is that before the Fall, God expressed His original will about a marriage relationship when He declared Adam and Eve to be coequal ruling partners. "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule..." So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:26,27) When Jesus redeemed His Church from the Fall, He also redeemed marriage to God's original will.

Story
Jack and Caroline are missionaries serving in a very remote location with intermittent connectivity to the Internet. They love each other but argue constantly. Even though they will not be coming back to the States until they complete their current tour, they have asked Rick and Georgeann for help. Since the four of them cannot meet face to face, and the use of video conferencing is impossible, Rick and Georgeann have agreed to attempt the very unusual task of coaching them by email.

Jack and Caroline learn:

God's purpose for healing and growth through marriage
How wounds and defenses contribute to their arguments
Strategies and tools for building a mutually satisfying marriage
A Conflict Checklist for identifying factors that contribute to their arguments
The Bible's Hidden Book of Marriage

Readers
While this workbook is written primarily to couples who are engaged or married, people who are divorced can use this material to not only understand relationships from their past, but also to build a mutually satisfying marriage in the future. People who are single can use this material to understand the mental and emotional dynamics of their current and past relationships, as well as the relationships of others such as parents, family, and friends. And finally, anyone who is committed to helping couples heal and grow through marriage will find this workbook to be a useful resource.
https: //Pre-FallMarriage.com for excerpts and more information.