IS THERE
Proverbs 24: 3-6
Use wisdom and understanding to establish your
home; 4 Let good sense fill the rooms with priceless treasures. 5 Wisdom brings
strength and knowledge gives power. 6
Battles are won by listening to advice and making a lot of plans.
Too many marriages fail before they officially begin! What do you believe about love?
Please mark T (true) or F (false) to each of the following statements:
1. T [ ] F [ ] 2. T [ ] F [ ]
3. T [ ] F
[ ] 4. T
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F [ ]
5. T [ ] F
[ ]
6. T
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F [ ]
7. T [ ] F [ ] 8. T [ ] F [ ]
Things To Consider
1. Am I the RIGHT person?
Marriage is more than Finding the right person. It is Being the right person
2. What is my friends FAMILY BACKGROUND?
Background Checklist:
a. Childhood happiness
b. Parent happiness
c. The relationship between parent and child
d. Home discipline
e. The family history of physical and / or substance abuse.
f. Positive attitude
g. A sense of security
3. Am I EMOTIONALLY prepared?
a. There is no rush into the marriage
b. Selfishness is under control
c. You know people are emotionally prepared when their love is based on commitment and not on emotion.
4. Am I FINANCIALLY prepared?
5. Am I MORALLY prepared?
a. Commit yourself to a Biblical perspective
I Thessalonians 4: 1-5
Let me add this; You already
know how to please God in your daily living, for you know the commands we gave
you from the Lord Jesus himself. Now we
beg you yes, we demand of you in the name of the Lord Jesus that you live
more and more closely to that ideal. For
God wants you to be holy and pure, and to keep clear of all sexual sin so that
each of you will marry in holiness and honour not in lustful passion as the
heathen do, in their ignorance of God and His ways.
b. Establish a personal standard of purity
Be aware of the law of progression:
The more you do, the more you WANT to do
The more you do, the more it takes to SATISIFY you.
6. Am I SPIRITUALLY prepared for marriage?
The Biblical command directly related to the selection of a marriage partner is
II Corinthians 6: 14-16:
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what
fellowship has light with darkness? Or
what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an
unbeliever? Or what agreement has the
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