Established Family Podcast

We are entering into a time where the weight and gravity of spiritual blindness in marriage is increasing.Many spouses are quietly grieving the life, covenant, and intimacy they once had… while simultaneously learning how to maintain the appearance of a functioning marriage.An external adornment is created to hide an internal condition.A public image replaces consecration.Performance replaces obedience.Narratives replace repentance.But the Spirit of God is confronting this in the church today.In this teaching, Derek walks through the biblical reality that many marriages are not failing because God has abandoned them — they are suffering because spouses are unwilling to be taught by Him.

Scripture warns repeatedly about false doctrines, seductive teachings, and persuasive philosophies that slowly lead believers away from truth (2 Corinthians 10:5, 1 Timothy 4:1, Colossians 2:8).And today many Christian marriages are quietly operating under belief systems that never came from God.Some of these doctrines come directly from secular culture.Others have been slowly repackaged with Christian language.But all of them distort God’s design for covenant.In this episode, we expose 16 false doctrines that are quietly destroying marriages.THE 16 FALSE DOCTRINES DESTROYING CHRISTIAN MARRIAGESThe Doctrine of Divorce as a Biblical EscapeThe Doctrine of Weaponized NarcissismThe Doctrine of Attachment Theory as Moral AuthorityThe Doctrine of Personality Identity Over Spiritual TransformationThe Doctrine of Relational Equity Over Covenant RighteousnessThe Doctrine of Conditional SubmissionThe Doctrine of Restructured Families & Blended CovenantThe Doctrine of Verbal Repentance Without FruitThe Doctrine of Spiritual Practices Without the Fear of GodThe Doctrine of Performance-Based RestorationThe Doctrine That Marriage Can Remain Spiritually NeutralThe Doctrine of Conditional Healing After InfidelityThe Doctrine of Selective Law-Keeping in MarriageThe Doctrine That Trauma Removes Moral ResponsibilityThe Doctrine of Isolated ChristianityThe Doctrine of Communication Tools Without Spiritual RenewalMany of these ideas are widely accepted in modern Christian culture.But when belief systems contradict the truth of Scripture, they slowly reshape the way spouses interpret sin, repentance, forgiveness, covenant, and restoration.And when that happens, the foundation of the marriage begins to collapse.If a marriage is going to be restored according to God's design, false doctrines must be confronted before truth can rebuild what has been broken.Watch the full teaching to understand how these belief systems take root — and how to return to the truth that restores covenant.📖 Key Scriptures Discussed:2 Corinthians 10:51 Timothy 1:3-71 Timothy 4:1Colossians 2:8Ephesians 4:14Galatians 1:6-72 Peter 2:1Titus 1:10-112 Corinthians 3Revelation 3:16

Brought to you by ⁠The Marriage Academy⁠https://university.establishedfamily.com/marriage/ Exhaustion in marriage can be righteous.Defeat is not.In this teaching, I make the case from Scripture that defeat is not a condition designed for sons and daughters of God. It is the eternal position of the enemy. And when we align our mind, will, emotions, and conduct with the defeated one, we begin to inherit his verdict inside our marriage.

Brought to you by ⁠The Marriage Academy⁠https://university.establishedfamily.com/marriage/ Your marriage was never designed to operate under the law.In this free release from The Marriage Academy – Semester 3, Module 1, we uncover what the promises of God actually are over your family… and why so many Christian marriages are unknowingly living under a curse instead of walking in dominion.

Brought to you by ⁠The Marriage Academy⁠https://university.establishedfamily.com/marriage/ Are you actually standing for your marriage… or just calling it standing?In today’s episode of Marriage Wisdom, we confront a hard truth: not every “stand” is righteous. Not every effort to hold a marriage together is aligned with the heart of the Father.