Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me a simpler life in many ways But celibacy is not for ev

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Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me
a simpler life in many ways! But celibacy is not
for everyone any more than marriage is. God
gives the gift of the single life to some, the
gift of the married life to others.
The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 77 (The Messa
ge)
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• THREE STRATEGIES FOR FINDING A SPOUSE
• Pre-Arranged Marriage
• Courtship
• Dating

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Core values are the principles, beliefs and
attitudes that guide our decisions, action and
behaviours. They represent the heart. They
define and distinguish who we are as a person
what matters most to us, what we stand on as our
inner foundation.
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FIVE CORE VALUES
VALUE 1 is MARRIAGE
Marriage should be honoured by all, and the
marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the
adulterer and all the sexually immoral.
Hebrews 134
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FIVE CORE VALUES
VALUE 1 is MARRIAGE
Virtually all research on the topic has
determined that the chances of divorce ending a
marriage preceded by cohabitation are
significantly greater than for a marriage not
preceded by cohabitation. The National Marriage
Project, Should We Live Together?, 2002 Rutgers
University , New Jersey
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FIVE CORE VALUES
VALUE 1 is MARRIAGE
Living with your partner before tying the knot
may help you pay the rent, but it could cost you
the relationship, new research suggests.
Psychology Today
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FIVE CORE VALUES
VALUE 1 is MARRIAGE
VALUE 2 is MATURITY
VALUE 3 is SIMILARITIES
VALUE 4 is CHARACTER
Your name is poured out like perfume. No wonder
the young women love you.
Song of Songs 13
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FIVE CORE VALUES
VALUE 1 is MARRIAGE
VALUE 2 is MATURITY
VALUE 3 is SIMILARITIES
VALUE 4 is CHARACTER
VALUE 5 is JESUS
Dont become partners with those who reject God.
How can you make a partnership out of right and
wrong? Thats not partnership, thats war.
2 Corinthians 614 The Message
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