--- title: "8 Meaning Of Marriage Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Meaning Of Marriage quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Meaning Of Marriage sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/keith-o-brien-28437_authority_no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to_476711.jpg" --- > [No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-o-brien/no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to-dismantle-the-universally/) [Keith O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-o-brien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/keith-o-brien-28437_authority_no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to_476711.jpg) > [The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the-wonder-of-the-gospel-of-the/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/john-piper-255_christ_the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the_1396781.jpg) > [“This daunting and wondrous century is throwing open basic questions the twentieth century thought it had answered. Our questions are intimate and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krista-tippett/this-daunting-and-wondrous-century-is-throwing-open-basic-questions/) [Krista Tippett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krista-tippett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/krista-tippett-9825_marriage-and-family_this-daunting-and-wondrous-century-is-th_1497944.png) > [But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kingston/but-whether-a-couple-is-a-man-and-a-woman-has-everything-to-do-with/) [Jack Kingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kingston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/jack-kingston-13609_couple_but-whether-a-couple-is-a-man-and-a-woma_1848895.png) > [“Nothing in Scripture or orthodox theology precludes our opening the institution of marriage to same-gender couples. Those who oppose marriage equality for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-robinson/nothing-in-scripture-or-orthodox-theology-precludes-our-opening-the/) [Gene Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/gene-robinson-14740_gay-marriage_nothing-in-scripture-or-orthodox-theolog_2220325.jpg) > [“During this time I came to understand a lot about myself, human beings, faith and the meaning of marriage and friendship. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristiane-backer/during-this-time-i-came-to-understand-a-lot-about-myself-human-beings/) [Kristiane Backer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristiane-backer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/kristiane-backer-20317_black-and-white_during-this-time-i-came-to-understand-a_2246147.jpg) > [“Gay men and lesbians have already opened up the question of what qualities and roles are male and female in ways that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened-up-the-question-of-what/) [Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/rebecca-solnit-569_gay-men_gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened_2313893.png) > [In short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/in-short-the-enlightenment-privatized-marriage-taking-it-out-of-the/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f92/timothy-keller-240_character_in-short-the-enlightenment-privatized-ma_2429016.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meaning-of-marriage/#itemlist", "name": "Meaning Of Marriage Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Keith O'Brien" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-o-brien/no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to-dismantle-the-universally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/keith-o-brien-28437_authority_no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to_476711.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/keith-o-brien-28437_authority_no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to_476711.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/keith-o-brien-28437_authority_no-government-has-the-moral-authority-to_476711.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.” — Keith O'Brien", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the cross is foolishness to the natural man, and so the meaning of marriage is foolishness to the natural man.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Piper" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the-wonder-of-the-gospel-of-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/john-piper-255_christ_the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the_1396781.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/john-piper-255_christ_the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the_1396781.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/john-piper-255_christ_the-wonder-of-marriage-is-woven-into-the_1396781.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The wonder of marriage is woven into the wonder of the gospel of the cross of Christ, and the message of the…” — John Piper", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This daunting and wondrous century is throwing open basic questions the twentieth century thought it had answered. Our questions are intimate and civilizational all at once—definitions of when life begins and when death happens; of the meaning of marriage and family and identity; of our relationship to the natural world; of our relationship to technology and our relationships through technology. The Internet in its infancy is upending the nature of making and leading and learning and belonging. It’s sending us into a new Reformation, but this time of all of our institutions at once—political, educational, economic, and religious. The interesting and challenging thing about this moment is that we know the old forms aren’t working. But we can’t yet see what the new forms will be. 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Those who oppose marriage equality for gay or lesbian couples, pleading for us not to “redefine” marriage, do not understand that gay marriage only builds up the traditional meaning of marriage. We are not changing its meaning but merely revising the list of those to whom it is available. 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The world is not black and white, nothing is what it seems, and we are not cartoon characters that can be divided into goodies and baddies, but complex and multi-faceted beings with many weaknesses. Human beings will always disappoint. But God is there. He sometimes speaks through others and we would be wise to listen to those we trust and to our own inner voice, God’s voice. No matter how difficult or painful life sometimes becomes, we must never lose faith. We may not always find justice in this world, but compassion and forgiveness are such important qualities. They help us to dissolve so much of the negativity that we hold. 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When they marry, the meaning of marriage is likewise opened up. No hierarchical tradition underlies their union.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rebecca Solnit" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened-up-the-question-of-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/rebecca-solnit-569_gay-men_gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened_2313893.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/rebecca-solnit-569_gay-men_gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened_2313893.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/rebecca-solnit-569_gay-men_gay-men-and-lesbians-have-already-opened_2313893.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gay men and lesbians have already opened up the question of what qualities and roles are male and female in…” — Rebecca Solnit", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In short, the enlightenment privatized marriage, taking it out of the public sphere, and redefined its purpose as individual gratification, not any 'broader good' such as reflecting God's nature, producing character, or raising children. 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