Wisdom and Marriage Conflict

Pastor Akin concluded a series on wisdom by addressing marriage conflict using Song of Solomon 5:9-6:10. He explained that the passage depicts a couple working through a marital dispute, with both parties contributing to reconciliation. The sermon emphasized that all marriages face conflict, but mature couples learn to 'fight clean' and work toward resolution rather than ignoring problems or fleeing from them. Akin stressed that conflict resolution requires a change of heart where someone chooses to be wronged, following Christ's example. He outlined three steps toward resolution, beginning with prizing your spouse and recognizing that healthy relationships require forgiveness and compromise.

In this message:

Every marriage is going to have conflict, and fairy tale marriages do not exist.God does not call you to merely be a peacekeeper but to be proactive and be a peace maker.All couples will fight, but a healthy and mature couple will fight clean.Marriage is after all the union of two sinners, not two angels.In every single case of restoration and reconciliation, someone has to choose to be wronged.