60 Years of Love: The Hagins’ Marriage Secrets
Reading Time: 2 minutes60 Years of Love: The Hagins’ Marriage Secrets. Kenneth Hagin, a well-known Christian minister, author, and founder of Rhema Bible Training College, wrote extensively about marriage and relationships. He and his wife, Oretha, were married for over 60 years. They often shared the stage together and traveled the world spreading the word of God.
One of their most famous stories is the testimony of how they met. According to Kenneth, he had a vision of his future wife and knew that she was the one for him. He then started to pray for her and asked God to bring her into his life. A few months later, he met Oretha at a church meeting and knew that she was the woman from his vision. They got married a few months later.
60 Years of Love: The Hagins’ Marriage Secrets.
Here are a few things they taught about relationships and marriage
1. Understanding:
Hagin emphasized the importance of understanding the biblical definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman, and the role of the husband as the head of the household.
2. Love:
He taught that love is the foundation of a successful marriage and that couples should work to cultivate love and respect for one another. He and his wife Oretha had a strong bond of love, and it was evident in their public and private life
3. Communication:
He emphasized the importance of open and honest communication between husband and wife, stating that couples should be willing to share their thoughts and feelings with one another in a respectful and loving way. He and his wife Oretha regularly made it a point to have a conversation every day and talk about the things that were on their hearts.
4. Faith:
He taught that faith in God is essential for a successful marriage and that couples should strive to grow in their faith together. How does faith come? By God’s word!
5. Forgiveness: Hagin stressed the importance of forgiveness in marriage, and taught that couples should be willing to extend grace and forgiveness to one another when mistakes are made.
60 Years of Love: The Hagins’ Marriage Secrets.
6. Prayer:
He believed that prayer is an important aspect of marriage and that couples should pray together and for each other on a regular basis.
7. Husbands: Hagin taught that the husband is the head of the household and that he should lead his family in a Godly way, being responsible and taking care of their needs.
8. Wives:
Hagin taught that the wife’s role is to submit to and respect her husband, and to support him in his role as head of the household.
9. Intimacy:
He taught that physical intimacy is an important aspect of marriage and should be honored and protected.
10. Working together:
He emphasized the importance of working together as a team in marriage, stating that couples should be willing to make sacrifices for one another and to work together to achieve their goals. He and his wife Oretha had a strong bond of unity, they were known to finish each other sentences and had a deep understanding of one another.
Take a look at these elements and apply them to your life. See if any is missing, then work at restoring them back into your relationship and marriage!
