Love & Respect by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs

The book called “Love and Respect” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs has a different approach than any other marriage book I have ever read.  In reading about how this book was birthed, I then understood what makes this book so impacting and fresh: it was developed in response to illumination from Scripture!  You may think that that’s how it should be (and you’re right); however, for those of us who have read a lot of books, too often we find books that contain people’s opinions wrapped tightly around handpicked Scriptures that prove their point. 

In 1998, Dr. Eggerichs was studying the Bible and he saw the “love and respect” principle in Ephesians 5:33 where it says, “Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband”.  Dr Eggerichs says it like this “Without love, she (the wife) reacts without respect.  Without respects, he (the husband) reacts without love.  While we previously were told that love was the answers for all issues (both male and female), the inclusion of respect will help marriages to be solid and Biblical.

My wife and I have been watching the DVD series on Love and Respect and it has been just about one of the best teaching we’ve heard on marriage.  We’ve begin to apply these principles in our marriage and it’s helped us “decode” how each other thinks and reacts to situations. 

If you are looking for ways for your marriage to be more Biblical, I would highly recommend this resource.