Fervent in Spirit
Lesson #10 – Fervent in
Preserving Biblical Marriage
Mike Mazzalongo
BibleTalk.tv
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Acceptable Marriage
Man + Woman
Consent
Legal
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Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self18 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
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Direction
•
Conviction
•
Independence
Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
A. Social Readiness
B. Emotional Readiness
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Need
•
Willingness
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Commitment
Biblical Marriage
1. Knowledge of Self
2. Knowledge of Partner
21 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 Sex
Confirm 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. Unity
24 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
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