THEME : CHRISTIAN COURTSHIP.
MEMORISE:
Marriage is honourable in all, and
the bed undefiled: but
whoremongers and adulterers
God will judge.
Hebrews 13:4.
READ: Ephesians 4:14-15.
14.That we henceforth be no
more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;
15.But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even
Christ:
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ACTS
16:16-18:17 and SONG OF
SOLOMON 4:9-5:1.
MESSAGE
It is one thing to choose the right
partner in marriage; it is another
thing to choose the right
approach to courtship. A wrong
approach to courtship,
particularly Christian courtship,
can have a negative impact on the
right choice. Therefore, believers
that are in courtship must be
Christian through and through if
they would eat the good of the
land of marriage (Isaiah 1:19). An
important lesson for ladies to
learn is that, a man is at his best
in courtship. He would call you by
different pet names. He would
tease you and make you feel
secure. These are the normal
sweet words you should hear in
courtship. However, when the
wedding ceremony is over, his
hidden shortcomings will be
exposed because he can no
longer hide them. The saying that
"love is blind" is true but
marriage is the tool to open the
eyes of the blind lover. You will
discover the real personality of a
man or woman after the wedding
ceremony.
For courtship to be Christian in
nature, the admonition in today's
Bible reading must be our
watchword. Courtship between
two children of God must not be
handled childishly. It should be
handled with maturity as
expected of a serious
relationship. There are many false
doctrines flying around and
children of God must beware of
them. For example, some people
believe that once you are in
courtship, you can begin to co-
habit, doing all sorts of ungodly
things together. They call it "trial
marriage". This has no place in
Christianity. It is whore-
mongering . More often than not,
after these so-called brothers
have had their fill of the so-called
sisters, they dump the sisters for
those they regard as "reserved
and self-discipline d". In the
same vein, there are terrible
wolves in sheep's clothing among
some so-called sisters too. They
try to make unsuspecting naïve
brothers get them pregnant and
the result is what we call shot-
gun marriage. This is a marriage
not properly prepared for.
Christian courtship must be
characterised with sincere
gestures. It involves sharing past
and present experiences with
your would-be wife or husband.
It should look beyond the present
to future aspirations. You should
lay your future bare in the hands
of Jesus Christ. Though there may
be sincere disagreements during
courtship, these are not strong
enough reasons to break the
courtship. However, if a courtship
is full of troubles that you are
almost getting suffocated with
sinful or legalistic demands of
your partner, you need to have a
rethink of the relationship. This
situation calls for fresh prayer.
You may have made a mistake in
the first place.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please guide our youths
during Christian courtship; let
such relationships culminate in
holy wedlock and a glorious
marriage.
Marriage is honourable in all, and
the bed undefiled: but
whoremongers and adulterers
God will judge.
Hebrews 13:4.
READ: Ephesians 4:14-15.
14.That we henceforth be no
more children, tossed to and fro,
and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness,
whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;
15.But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all
things, which is the head, even
Christ:
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ACTS
16:16-18:17 and SONG OF
SOLOMON 4:9-5:1.
MESSAGE
It is one thing to choose the right
partner in marriage; it is another
thing to choose the right
approach to courtship. A wrong
approach to courtship,
particularly Christian courtship,
can have a negative impact on the
right choice. Therefore, believers
that are in courtship must be
Christian through and through if
they would eat the good of the
land of marriage (Isaiah 1:19). An
important lesson for ladies to
learn is that, a man is at his best
in courtship. He would call you by
different pet names. He would
tease you and make you feel
secure. These are the normal
sweet words you should hear in
courtship. However, when the
wedding ceremony is over, his
hidden shortcomings will be
exposed because he can no
longer hide them. The saying that
"love is blind" is true but
marriage is the tool to open the
eyes of the blind lover. You will
discover the real personality of a
man or woman after the wedding
ceremony.
For courtship to be Christian in
nature, the admonition in today's
Bible reading must be our
watchword. Courtship between
two children of God must not be
handled childishly. It should be
handled with maturity as
expected of a serious
relationship. There are many false
doctrines flying around and
children of God must beware of
them. For example, some people
believe that once you are in
courtship, you can begin to co-
habit, doing all sorts of ungodly
things together. They call it "trial
marriage". This has no place in
Christianity. It is whore-
mongering . More often than not,
after these so-called brothers
have had their fill of the so-called
sisters, they dump the sisters for
those they regard as "reserved
and self-discipline
same vein, there are terrible
wolves in sheep's clothing among
some so-called sisters too. They
try to make unsuspecting naïve
brothers get them pregnant and
the result is what we call shot-
gun marriage. This is a marriage
not properly prepared for.
Christian courtship must be
characterised with sincere
gestures. It involves sharing past
and present experiences with
your would-be wife or husband.
It should look beyond the present
to future aspirations. You should
lay your future bare in the hands
of Jesus Christ. Though there may
be sincere disagreements during
courtship, these are not strong
enough reasons to break the
courtship. However, if a courtship
is full of troubles that you are
almost getting suffocated with
sinful or legalistic demands of
your partner, you need to have a
rethink of the relationship. This
situation calls for fresh prayer.
You may have made a mistake in
the first place.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please guide our youths
during Christian courtship; let
such relationships culminate in
holy wedlock and a glorious
marriage.
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