For Better or Worse Part 3

Recap

FAITH acronym

Forgiveness

Luke 7:44–47 NIV

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

Our Father sent His Son into the world for the forgiveness of our sins

And this scripture clearly articulates the ida that God is quick to forgive our sins regardless of the number or depth of the sin

Now, when talking about forgiveness in marriage

Wade/Kristy - explain how this plays out in marriage, why it’s important

Gray/Shelly - Story

Acceptance

Romans 15:7 NIV

7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.

So, Christ forgives us right, but not reluctantly so, but rather with joy accepting us for who we are, specifically who He created us to be

So, we are forgiven and accepted

Wade/Kristy - How does this play out in marriage?

Gray/Shelly - Story

Initiative

Romans 5:8 NIV

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

So, God does not wait or even ask us to clean up in the present or clear up our past before He offers salvation

He initiates the relationship by dying for us while we were yet sinners.

Even at our worst, He loves us most

Gray/Shelly - Why is this same approach important in relationships

Wade/Kristy - Story

Trust

Proverbs 3:5–6 NIV

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

The way to intimacy in any relationship is trust. The way to intimacy with the Father is trust in Him.

Not leaning on our own understanding

Not with hesitation or fear, but with complete and utter trust in His character and who He says He is

Wade/Kristy - why is this important in our relationships

Gray/Shelly - Story

Holy Spirit

Galatians 5:16–23 NIV

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

So, we are called trinitarians just simply meaning we believe God is 3 distinct persons yet, only one God

The H.S., as we’ve discussed from the stage before being the person of the Godhead that applies what the Father has already initiated and the Son has accomplished

The HS is what is given to us at the moment of our justification and leads us and guides us in the things of the Lord through our sanctification.

He lives in us guiding us to become more like Jesus

So, Gray/Shelly - what the role of the HS in relationships

Wade/Kristy - Story