--- title: "1 Invented Marriage Quotes By Joshua Harris" description: "1 Invented Marriage quotes by Joshua Harris. Plus more from Joshua Harris and more Invented Marriage sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/joshua-harris-8529_creator_and-he-was-the-one-who-invented-marriage_2292269.jpg" --- > [“And He was the one who invented marriage so that the blazing fire of romantic love could become something even more beautiful - a pulsing, red-hot ember of covenant love in marriage. Why did He do it? For the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/and-he-was-the-one-who-invented-marriage-so-that-the-blazing-fire-of/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/joshua-harris-8529_creator_and-he-was-the-one-who-invented-marriage_2292269.jpg) ## More by Joshua Harris > [The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-world-takes-us-to-a-silver-screen-on-which-flickering-images-of/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [When we define our happiness by some point in the future, it will never arrive. We'll keep waiting until tomorrow. If we allow impatience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/when-we-define-our-happiness-by-some-point-in-the-future-it-will/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [You get up and you preach a sermon and people walk away thinking what a great guy - and that's a failure as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/you-get-up-and-you-preach-a-sermon-and-people-walk-away-thinking-what/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [A defining reality for me is what Scripture teaches in Hebrews 12, that God is our father, and that a sign that he loves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/a-defining-reality-for-me-is-what-scripture-teaches-in-hebrews-12/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“I especially loved the Old Testament. Even as a kid I had a sense of it being slightly illicit. As though someone had slipped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/i-especially-loved-the-old-testament-even-as-a-kid-i-had-a-sense-of/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [We can each rest in the knowledge that God is sovereign over our life's situation. No matter where we are today or what mistakes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/we-can-each-rest-in-the-knowledge-that-god-is-sovereign-over-our-life/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“Purity consists of more than remaining a virgin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/purity-consists-of-more-than-remaining-a-virgin/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/during-courtship-guarding-each-other-s-purity-and-refraining-from/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“The face that Moses had begged to see—was forbidden to see—was slapped bloody (Exodus 33:19–20). The thorns that God had sent to curse the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-face-that-moses-had-begged-to-see-was-forbidden-to-see-was/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [I've come to learn that theology matters. It matters not because we want to impress people, but because what we know about God shapes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/i-ve-come-to-learn-that-theology-matters-it-matters-not-because-we/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“The irony of their impatience is that only by learning to wait, and by a willingness to accept the bad with the good, do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-irony-of-their-impatience-is-that-only-by-learning-to-wait-and-by/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“We can't change by fancy methods. We can't change by mere willpower. But God's Spirit working in us can help us to "will and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/we-can-t-change-by-fancy-methods-we-can-t-change-by-mere-willpower/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [“The right thing at a wrong time is a wrong thing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/the-right-thing-at-a-wrong-time-is-a-wrong-thing/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [Courtship is a commitment - it's a promise not to play games with another person's heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/courtship-is-a-commitment-it-s-a-promise-not-to-play-games-with/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) > [Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us. To lay down our desires and do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-harris/every-relationship-for-a-christian-is-an-opportunity-to-love-another/) [Joshua Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-harris/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/invented-marriage/joshua-harris/#itemlist", "name": "1 Invented Marriage Quotes By Joshua Harris", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And He was the one who invented marriage so that the blazing fire of romantic love could become something even more beautiful - a pulsing, red-hot ember of covenant love in marriage. Why did He do it? For the same reason that He made sunsets and mountain ranges and fireflies! Because He's good. 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