... the gospel also would not make good marriage partner

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• How much preparation for a marriage license?
• We require more training for secular careers than
  for lifes most important human relationship
• Proper preparation for marriage on the part of
  both parents and children is necessary for
  successful marriages

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• Parents are concerned whom their children will
  eventually marry cp. Gen 241-4
• Abraham arranged the marriage for Isaac
• His did not want a daughter-in-law from among the
  Canaanite peoplehe desired a wife for Isaac from
  among his own people, relatives

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• It is not recorded what Abrahams concerns were
• Our first thoughts would most likely be idolatry
• However, there may have been other cultural
  indicators that made the patriarch worry about
  his sons future marriage

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• Even though parents today cannot arrange their
  childrens marriage, principles from Abrahams
  actions certainly can be applied
• It is not sinful, wrong for our children to marry
  unbelieversCanaanites around them 1 Cor
  712-13 1 Pet 31-2, 5

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• However, marrying unbelievers is dangerous
• Becoming one with such a spouse is quite often
  a recipe for disaster Mt 196a
• Yet, the answer is not simply Marry a Christian
• Some who have obeyed the gospel also would not
  make good marriage partners for our children

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• Parents should help their children look for and
  date those with honest and good hearts ones
  who will help them do right and share their goals
  Lk 815
• This preparation is not only spiritualparents
  also have physical concerns Song of Sol 88-9

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• The teaching of Song of Sol 88-9
• Some girls are a wall Ù they can say NO
• With such a daughter, parents build upon her a
  battlement or parapet (reinforcements)
• Made of silver Ù indicates her preciousness
  that must be guarded, defended

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• The teaching of Song of Sol 88-9
• Some girls are a door Ù they cant say NO
• With such a daughter, parents barricade her
  with walls until she can learn to protect herself
  and guard her reputation
• These concerns are equal re our sons

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• A relationship for which we should prepare
• Parents should begin early teaching their
  children these important principles that will
  help prepare them for when they eventually marry
• What helped the Shulammite learn to say NO was
  her mothers instruction Song of Sol 82

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• The importance of dating courtship
• Because parents do not arrange their childrens
  marriages, dating is a necessary topic to teach
• The only real love our children know during their
  growing up years is parental love
• Then, hormones eventually kick inmembers of
  the opposite one day are no longer gross

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• The importance of dating courtship
• Dating is the final challenge parents face before
  their children leave home
• The real purpose of dating must be taught
• Today, many young people are encouraged to date
  for popularity, premarital sex, fun
• Dating is for finding a compatible, suitable
  mate

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• The importance of dating courtship
• The Song Of Solomon speaks to this necessity
• The theme is stated 3 times 27 35 84
• Do not arouse nor awaken love until it
  pleases. NASV
• The Shulammite warns Solomons harem that she
  should not be rushed into marrying the king

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• The importance of dating courtship
• The only way to allow love to be aroused (grow)
  is during the dating/courtship process
• Dating provides the time and opportunities to
  really get to know someones suitability
• Of course, one cant learn everythingbut, one
  generally speaking, one can learn enough

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• MARRIAGE Love Designed By God
• The Biblically stated purposes for marriage
• The relationship by which the human race is
  propagated Gen 128
• The solution to mans problem of loneliness and
  lack of companionship Gen 218
• The legitimate place for man to satisfy the
  God-given sexual appetite 1 Cor 72-5 Heb 134

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