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This series is a lengthy look at family issues, including serving God as a single, selecting a marriage partner, the biblical blueprint for families, and questions regarding cohabitation, homosexuality, divorce, and remarriage.
God may allow remarriage, but the sinful conduct which destroyed the previous marriage must be rectified first through repentance and proper actions.
Matthew 19:1-9; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16
Although God hates divorce, He does allow it if there has been sexual immorality or if an unbeliever leaves a believer.
Matthew 19:1-9; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16
Divorce is a tragedy arising from man’s sin which produces devastating effects on all involved, so Christians should always work to save marriages.
Matthew 19:1-9; Malachi 2:16
God desires that we raise children according to His Word so that they will love and follow him.
Ephesians 6:1-4
To fulfill God’s purposes for marriage and have a strong family, we must follow His blueprint for the roles for each person in the family.
Ephesians 5:22-33
Marriage must be centered on God, and its true purposes are found in fulfilling our call to display God’s image in all the earth.
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:18-24
We are called to a strong personal relationship to Christ, and to receive, guard, and pass the faith on to others unchanged.
2 Timothy 2:1-2
Marriage is a life-long covenant between a man and a woman to be exclusively faithful to one another.
Malachi 2:13-16
Christ came to give glory to God and peace to man.
Luke 2:14
Although Christians must show compassion to those trapped in homosexuality, we must be clear that it is a sin, and that God would never condone homosexual marriage.
Genesis 2:22-24; Matthew 19:3-6
Cohabitation is different in both purpose and practice from marriage, and it does not fit the biblical parameters for marriage and thus does not benefit the individuals or society.
Genesis 2:22-24; Matthew 19:3-6
When building a relationship with a marriage partner, the Scripture calls for absolute sexual purity — in action and desire.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
When thinking about a marriage partner, we need to follow God’s wisdom and choose someone, not based on external looks, but on the basis of godly character.
Proverbs 31:10, 30
Although the Bible does not give a specific plan for dating or courtship, it does give key principles, the most important of which is that they must be a believer.
1 Corinthians 7:39
The key to true spirituality is not either marriage or being single, but rather determining God’s call and gifts for us, and following biblical mandates for our lives.
1 Corinthians 7:1-9
God calls us to be truly ‘single’ – devoted first and foremost to Him and His Kingdom – before seeking marriage.
Matthew 6:24-33
The Lord is a God Who delights to restore what has been lost because of Satan, the world, and even sin.
Psalm 14:7
This 10-week series takes a detailed look at the book of Ruth. The series begins with a verse by verse exposition of the book, and concludes with several weeks of looking at key themes within the book, including Divine Sovereignty and human responsibility, God’s providence, God’s concern for the poor, and especially the biblical concept of the Kinsman Redeemer – all of which point to our glorious Kinsman Redeemer Jesus Christ.
Jesus is our Kinsman Redeemer – a member of our family Who defends, protects, and redeems us from our trouble.
Ruth 2:20
God calls His people to respond to Him in faith and to display a character that is like His.
Ruth 2:5-12
The book of Ruth shows a God Who is Sovereign over all things, and people who respond to this fact with great initiative and hard work.
Ruth 1:22-2:3; 4:13
God works to restore us through the work of a kinsman redeemer, a close relative who protects and provides for us.
Ruth 3
When suffering comes into our lives, it is hard to see God’s purposes accurately, but He will bring us through the valley of tears.
Ruth 1
This short series was taught to give an overview of God’s purposes for humans at each stage of life. Fruitful lives depend on growing through each of the seasons of life according to God’s grand design, allowing us to mature and develop godly traits, and to assume the role God has given us in each season of life.