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Dating: The Protection of Purity (#2)

Dating: The Protection of Purity (#2). If you love Me, you will follow Me. The Request. “It would be nice to have a lesson on self-control and discuss lust and appropriate relationship affection for pre-marital couples.”. Review Part 1.

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Dating: The Protection of Purity (#2)

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  1. Dating: The Protection of Purity (#2) If you love Me, you will follow Me

  2. The Request “It would be nice to have a lesson on self-control and discuss lust and appropriate relationship affection for pre-marital couples.”

  3. Review Part 1 • New experiences…enjoy with godly responsibility, Eccl. 11: 9-10; 1 Jno. 3:3 • World’s view and God’s view: • World, 1 Cor. 15:32 • God, 2 Tim. 2:22

  4. Review Part 1 • Three persons on your date • Please God in all things, 2 Cor. 5:9; Rom. 12:1; Col. 3:1 • Listen, learn, respect, obey, Prov. 7:1-5 • Protect your heart, Psa. 119:9

  5. “Do you want to go out?” • Pressures & boundaries • Holding hands: Is it sinful? • First kiss: Is it sinful? • The first hug: Is it sinful? • What about going farther? Rom. 12:1; Eph. 5:3

  6. Dating Decisions “Healthy dating relationships aren’t just about finding the right person; they’re about being the right person—conducting oneself in ways that reflect God’s character.” Shawn McMullen “Dating relationship-when God is in control”

  7. Dating DecisionsS of S 2:7; 8:8-9 • It is a matter of respect • Attracting the opposite sex • Not by drawing worldly attention to yourself (immodest clothing, profane speech & immoral conduct) • By being moral, respectful, friendly, decent & kind…you will attract those who have similar interests

  8. Dating DecisionsS of S 2:7; 8:8-9 • Avoid tempting situations, 1 Cor. 10:13 (Gen. 39:12) • Stop before sin starts (love or lust?) • Guard your body, Prov. 6:27; 1 Ths. 4:3 • Abstinence is God’s commandment!

  9. Can you Stop? Really?1 Ths. 5:22 • What a guy says & does: • “If you love me you’ll let me.” (“You don’t love me because you won’t let me…”), Heb. 12:16 • “How can it be so wrong when it feels so right?!”(Gal. 6:7-8) • “You’re so beautiful…I just can’t help myself.” • Flattery,Prov. 26:28 (Jude 1:16)

  10. Can you Stop? Really?1 Ths. 5:22 • What a girl says & does: • What she wears, how she moves (a touch, a glance, a flirt, where she stands, where she sits),Prov. 6:25; 7:7 • Seduction of the flesh, peer pressure & popularity,Prov. 6:24; 7:5, 15-18, 21-22 • Are you being desired for the right reason? Gal. 4:17

  11. The Protection of Purity • Protect your soul, Psa. 119:9(11); Job 31:1; Rom. 6:23 • Protect your body, 1 Cor. 6:12-20 • “But God made me this way!” • Exactly, so follow His instructions for godly living(2 Pet. 1:3) • STDs, unwanted pregnancies…, Rom. 1:27

  12. The Protection of Purity • Protect your influence, 1 Cor. 15:33-34; 1 Pet. 2:11-12 • Protect your happiness, SS 8:6 (Phil. 4:8) • Protect your future, Heb. 12:14-17

  13. The Protection of Purity • No defilement…no regret, 2 Cor. 11:2 • If there has been sin, you can be forgiven! Acts 22:16; 8:22

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