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Fervent in Spirit
Mike MazzalongoBibleTalk.tv
Lesson #10 – Fervent in Preserving Biblical Marriage
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Acceptable Marriage
Man + Woman
Consent
Legal
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self-
18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Genesis 2:18
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Biblical Marriage
19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 2:19
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Biblical Marriage
20 The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
Genesis 2:20
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
A. Social Readiness
• Direction
• Conviction
• Independence
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
A. Social Readiness
B. Emotional Readiness
• Need
• Willingness
• Commitment
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
2. Knowledge of Partner21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
Genesis 2:21
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Biblical Marriage
22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:22
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Biblical Marriage
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;She shall be called Woman,Because she was taken out of Man.”
Genesis 2:23
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
2. Knowledge of Partner
-SINGLENESS UNITY
Pre-arranged Dating
Courting
KNOWLEDGE
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Biblical Marriage
Engaging in sex before the commitment to marry usually hampers us in the effort
to really know the other person.
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Reasons For SexConfirm Commitment
Express Loyalty
Surrender Self
Establish Family
Comfort Emotionally
Physical Pleasure
Play
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
2. Knowledge of Partner
3. Unity24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:24-25
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Rules to Create Unity
Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE
-“Can’t cleave till you leave.”
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Rules to Create Unity
Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE
Rule #2 -Permanence is Permanent
-Divorce NOT an option
-You give up singleness not identity.
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Rules to Create Unity
Rule #1 -Separate to UNITE
Rule #2 -Permanence is Permanent
Rule #3 -Intimacy MUST be without FEAR
-Means transparency, vulnerability
-Adam & Eve had great sex because they were without sin!
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
2. Knowledge of Partner
3. Unity
4. Christ Centered.
“Two Christians Building a marriage based on the Biblical model is a Christian marriage.”
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Christian Marriage
A. Knowledge of self.
“Am I a Christian?”
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Christian Marriage
A. Knowledge of self.
B. Knowledge of Partner
“Am I marrying a Christian?”
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Christian Marriage
A. Knowledge of self.
B. Knowledge of Partner
C. Unity
“Are we devoting this marriage to Christ?”
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Christian Marriage
Marriage without Christ can satisfy the partners, but only Christian marriages
satisfy God.
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Christian Marriage
The “good news” is that you can begin to create a Christian marriage out of what
you have now.
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Christian Marriage
Biblical Marriage is not easy but…
• God provides the plan
• Christ provides the grace
• Church provides the help
