Proverbs 31
By Steve Fontenot
Benchley, November 12, 2008
Tag Archives: marriage
2008-11-12 - Steve Fontenot - Proverbs 31
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2008-11-09a - Steve Fontenot - Divorce
November 9, 2008 – 9:23 pm
Divorce
By Steve Fontenot
Benchley, November 9, 2008
- Matthew 19:9
- Deuteronomy 24:1-4 - divorce is severing the marriage relationship, not the written certificate.
- If you separate as husband and wife, you are divorced even if you aren’t divorced from a civil law perspective.
- Genesis 2:24 - God’s marriage law
- Malachi 2:16 - God hates divorce!
- Matthew 5:27-28,31-32 - simply severing the marriage relationship causes adultery
- Matthew 19:3-9 - Verse 9 is about divorce, not remarriage. It is not to be used as a pretext to find a way to leave your wife.
- I Corinthians 7:10-11
- II Samuel 11:26 - Bathsheba was no longer married to Uriah even though he is called her husband. This is the same figure of speech used in II Corinthians 7:11.
- When married people separate, they are unmarried.
- Galatians 6:1; I John 2:1
- I Peter 2:11-19 - rules for submitting to government and masters.
- I Peter 3:1-2 - wives should submit to their husbands in the same way.
- I Corinthians 7:15 - What is my mate divorces me?
- Ezra 10 - rules for dealing with unscriptural marriage
2008-10-05 - David Watson - Dating and Relationships: Part 2
November 3, 2008 – 9:33 pm
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By David Watson
Benchley, October 5, 2008
- Qualities to look for in a date or spouse:
- Choose wisely!
- Your spouse is with you everyday for the rest of your life. I Kings 11:4; 12:25
- Go in the direction of God when choosing a mate. Proverbe 4:25-27
- Someone who loves God with all their heart, soul, and mind. Matthew 22:37; Proverbs 16:8; Luke 12:16
- They will be spiritually minded. Psalms 1:1-3; Romans 8:5-8
- They will live the life. I Peter 3:3-4
- They are always trying to grow. Psalms 92:12-15; Ephesians 4:15; Hebrews 5:12; II Peter 3:18
- Someone who loves their neighbor as themselves. Matthew 22:39
- They are unselfish. Luke 10:30-37
- They will admit their own mistakes. Luke 19:8-10; I John 1:8
- They are forgiving. Luke 11:4; Ephesians 4:31-32
- Someone who truly loves you.
- Not infatuation. Romans 13:13-14; Matthew 5:28
- Not puppy love.
- Choose wisely!
2008-09-28 - David Watson - Dating and Relationships: Part 1
October 27, 2008 – 6:40 pm
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By David Watson
Benchley, September 28, 2008
- Genesis 29:16-35 - Jacob’s love for Rachel and lack of love for Leah
- True love: I Corinthians 13
- agape - “love for the sake of its object”
- Love for God and neighbor. Matthew 22:37-39
- God’s love for us. Romans 5:8
- Infatuation
- The difference between true love and infatuation Amnon had for Tamar. II Samuel 13:1-15
- Paul’s recommendations for marriage. I Corinthians 7:7-9
- Warnings about purity. I Corinthians 5:15; I Timothy 5:2
- Love’s double-cross
- Initially attractive traits become an annoyance.
- Look to the future! Proverbs 4:25-27
- Selfishness
- True love is not about what you can get out of it.
- Paul’s selflessness. II Corinthians 12:15
- Love: I Corinthians 13
- Positive
- Patient
- Kind
- Rejoices with the truth
- Bears/endures all things
- Believes/hopes all things
- Never fails
- Negative
- Is not jealous
- Does not brag/not arrogant (Proverbs 28:30-31)
- Does not act unsbecomingly
- Does not seek its own
- Is not provoked
- Does not take into account a wrong suffered.
- Does not rejoice in unrighteousness
- Positive
2008-05-18 - David Watson - Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage
June 4, 2008 – 4:03 pm
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By David Watson
Benchley, May 18, 2008