Love and Respect
Moriah Smith
March 12, 2010
Filed under News, School News
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.” ~Ephesians 5:33
God commands every husband to agape love (to unconditionally love) his wife, and every wife to unconditionally respect her husband. In August 1999, Emerson Eggerichs and his wife Sarah left their congregation at East Lansing Trinity church to start spreading this God-given message to revolutionize marriages around the country. Due to the overwhelming amount of divorces, even in the church, they launched the Love and Respect conferences.
On February 12th and 13th, the Love and Respect conference came to South Florida, here at Calvary Chapel. Many married couples, singles, and youth just wanting to understand this simple concept in order to make their relationships better, attended the conference. In fact, all Liquid students who signed up for the conference were able to have the opportunity to attend for free. Dr. Emerson finds it extremely beneficial for youth to learn more about the opposite sex and the beauty of marriage before entering into a serious relationship. During the conference both Emerson and Sarah spoke about the crazy cycle (without respect, he reacts without love, without love, she reacts without respect), how to get off of it, the energizing cycle (the process in which a couple jumps off the crazy cycle and reflects), and the rewarded cycle (the reward for cracking the male/female communication code). Overall, this experience was highly beneficial for all who seek to learn about God’s elaborate design for marriage.