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Courtship – A way of protecting young people while they objectively discover if it is God’s will for them to marry.
Dating: Courtship:
Physical Attraction
Spiritual issues
Emotional Attachment
Character issues
Enter each other’s social circles (“Change after marriage”)
Character issues Enter each other’s social circles
(“Change after marriage”)
Emotional Attachment
Spiritual issues
Physical Attraction
For Fathers:
1. Show children that you believe in them.
2. Requires long-term commitment.
3. Decide to engage even when uncomfortable.
4. Humble desire to have children be successful in this area.
Relationship – Foundation
1. Takes time to build.
- Develops through shared times.
- Get below surface – share yourself first.
- See dad as human.
2. You want wise children in courtship, not smart ones who know the right answer.
3. Parents can help make children successful, but final decision on a spouse is the children’s.
Trust:
1. in father’s judgment
2. Biblically wise
3. Accepting of father’s counsel
Fathers
1. Protect daughters from unqualified men.
Daughters
1. Keep pure for future husband.
2. Get father’s blessing.
3. Wait for full release from father before entering into marriage.
Write down an agreement: Sign it, Have witnesses, and Seal with memorable celebration or valuable token. Write
down qualities that daughter want’s in their future husband. Continue to refine lists over time. Make list when there
is no emotional involvement.
Example:
He must have He must NOT have I must have to compliment him
Salvation Doubts in Salvation Salvation (I Peter)
Life calling No life calling/not firm Life calling
I Timothy 3:2-7 Previous relationships Proverbs 31