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When it comes to marriage,
For many marriage is just like that.
You start on a mountaintop and then then maybe you are still together when you reach the bottom.
Because marriage is so hard, some were suggesting that it is better not to get married at all.
The Corinthians were also suggesting that perhaps you shouldn’t marry
What does God think about singleness?
What about remarriage?
Should Christians seek marriage?
Why does my marriage matter?
v. 2 points out that marriage is the norm
Both marriage and singleness are good.
He says that “each has his gift.”
marriage is the norm, and is not be looked upon as inferior.
3 Considerations…
Reasons to get married (according to culture) - Love, financial security, completeness, singlesness is hard, marriage will fix my problems.
Does Marriage Make Sense Anymore?
What makes you happy?
NY Times
Holiness vv.
1-9
Why people get married?
Love, they have bought the lie that they are not complete without a spouse.
One practical reason.
For those who are single who are thinking about marriage, He says that singleness is great, but marry if you lack self-control.
Sexual Immorality is dangerous.
Why is it discussed so much?
Because it is “common.”
And both husband and a wife must know that one of their functions is to help the other live a holy life.
For the married, help your spouse live in holiness.
When couples choose to get married, there are often long engagements and also, things that must be done before getting married.
We have pushed marriage later and later in our culture, making it difficult for people to stay pure.
Commitment vv.
10-16
To God (this must be first) and this is why “Only in the Lord” is important.
v. 39
Commitment
NO RETURN POLICY ON AMANDA
To your spouse (this is why remarriage should not be done in cases of unbiblical divorce) v. 10
Luke 16:
ADDRESS REMARRIAGE HERE.
COMMITMENT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT.
(let’s take the situation of two who are married and one is not a believer, even then, the believer should be willing to stay committed for life) NOT THE QUESTION OF “WHAT AM I GETTING OUT OF IT?”
MARRIAGE HELPS CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT OF BLESSING.
Puts your spouse in the path of God’s blessing.
Puts your children in the path of God’s blessing.
Can we extend this? puts your grandchildren in the path of God’s blessing.
It leaves an example as well.
Summarize 17-24 - In these verse Paul encourages people to
Focus vv.
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Tandem Bicycle (20% faster).
encourage.
one who can take up the slack in your weaknesses.
Freedom vs. Focus (staying single allows more undivided focus to be upon the Lord)
Focus needs to be considered because of the distractions that can come with marriage.
vv.
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Consider focus because of...
life’s brevity (This is why in 17-24, he tells them to content in the situation in which they were called) v. 31
Our place in history v. 29 “the time is limited”
Blessing v. 39
Lottie Moon
she never married.
Crawford Toy a brilliant Hebrew and Old Testament Scholar.
Crawford was one of the earliest and brightest of the faculty of Southern Seminary.
They had met and a romance began.
He had committed to the mission field.
Lottie set sail in 1860.
Toy did not go.
In 1876, Lottie would return from the mission field for some time and rekindled the relationship.
Controversy on the field led Lottie to consider marrying Toy and returning to America.
Toy had been influenced by theological liberalism, not believing the Scripture.
The wedding never happened.
She would focus her life on God.
-The Married should seek to live a life of focus as well.
-The goal in marriage is not the think alike, but to think together.
Is your marriage off track.
Stop asking yourself if you are happy, but rather consider holiness, commitment and focus.
Redeemer.
CONCLUSION
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