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Marriage & The Master

Marriage & The Master. We are to walk in Love: cast off sin, Eph. 5:1-7 Light: seeking divine knowledge, Eph. 5:8-14 Wisdom: apply God’s word, Eph. 5:15-22. Marriage & The Master. Walk in love, light, wisdom in marriage, Eph. 5:22-33 Wife: respect & submit to husband

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Marriage & The Master

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  1. Marriage & The Master • We are to walk in • Love: cast off sin, Eph. 5:1-7 • Light: seeking divine knowledge, Eph. 5:8-14 • Wisdom: apply God’s word, Eph. 5:15-22

  2. Marriage & The Master • Walk in love, light, wisdom in marriage, Eph. 5:22-33 • Wife: respect & submit to husband • Husband: love & sacrifice for wife

  3. Marriage & The Master Will you willfully choose a mate that does not walk in love, light, & wisdom? Will you select one that is in rebellion to your Master?

  4. Marriage & The Master Solomon Motivation Commitment

  5. Marriage & The Master Solomon • Married man women, 1 Kgs. 11:1-10 • Foreign: non-believers • Some political • Some “Solomon clung to these in love” • Turned heart from God • God angry with Solomon

  6. Marriage & The Master Solomon • Nehemiah: Solomon a negative example, Neh. 13:23-27 • Consequences of marriage to non-believer • Serious issue • You are not smarter than Solomon

  7. Marriage & The Master Motivation • Material & Carnal? • Physical attraction • Money • Social

  8. Marriage & The Master Motivation • Emotional • Avoid loneliness • Get away from parents • Spite parents • Give you worth • Change the other • Cover sin

  9. Marriage & The Master Motivation • Spiritual • Please God, Prov. 18:22 • Get to heaven, 1 Pt. 3:7 • Raise godly children, Psa. 127:1-5 • Be an influence for good, Acts 18:2

  10. Marriage & The Master Commitment • Marriage is permanent, • Gen. 2:24; Rom. 7:1-4 • Cleave • For life

  11. Marriage & The Master Commitment • Your mate will impact your life • Love & respect for you, Eph. 5:22, 25 • Draw you closer to God or pull away, 1 Pt. 3:7; 1 Cor. 15:33 • Raise your children, Eph. 6:4 • Service limited, 1 Tim. 3:1-13

  12. Marriage & The Master Commitment • Your mate will impact your life • Daily life • Entertainment • Vacation • Recreation • School activities • Dress • Friends

  13. Marriage & The Master Yeah, But! • Know a Christian married to • a non-Christian doing fine • Some not taught • Some taught, but ignored • Some blessed – mate turned to God • Most living with burden of serving alone

  14. Marriage & The Master Yeah, But! • Determined at one time to marry only a Christian • Now decided it’s okay to marry a non-Christian • You compromised • Other one the first major battle • Shown your limit, will work on you from there

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