{"id":7699,"date":"2024-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:57:56","slug":"relationships-hard-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/relationships-hard-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRelaties zijn moeilijk\u201d: wat betekent dat eigenlijk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>What does the Bible say about the challenges and difficulties in relationships? The sacred Scriptures offer us powerful insights into the struggles and joys of human relationships. From the very beginning, in the book of Genesis, we see that relationships require work and sacrifice. After the fall of Adam and Eve, God tells them that their relationship will now involve struggle: &quot;Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you&quot; (Genesis 3:16). This reminds us that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the truth behind challenging relationships and what it really means when people say &quot;relationships are hard.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-7699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-love-relationships"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7964,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/is-marriage-hard\/","url_meta":{"origin":7699,"position":0},"title":"Is Marriage Hard? 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