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Ok, before I start my "official introduction" I would like to let you know, especially those of you who don't know me as well, that I'm not speaking from a viewpoint of knowing everything about these things. This is an idea for a study that popped into my head a couple days ago and I decided to start reading up on it... I'm just starting out on a search for knowledge. And I'm going to be relying as heavily as I possibly can on scripture in everything I say. If you want to read this, be forewarned: I'm *not* trying to lead a discussion, or a group of any sort. This is just a normal blog where I speak my mind about certain subjects. I would love to start a group, or discussions... But I don't want to lead them. In fact,
I would absolutely love to hear advice and wisdom from Godly, married women about their experiences and trials in this area. But i'm just a high schooler trying to get wisdom from the bible...
I am in no way trying to preach to anyone but myself. Thanks for reading, and please continue!
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Official" Introduction:
When discussing romantic relationships, I always try to keep in mind the scripture, 1st Corinthians 13:4-7:
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoings, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Since love is the foundation of all relationships, romantic or otherwise, it is absolutely crucial to be familiar with what it means to love someone and the creator of love itself. Now, since marriage is the main purpose of nearly all serious romantic relationships, I’m first going to look at what the bible has to say about marriage. First of all, what it should look like between believers, second, whether or not it’s ok to marry an unbeliever, and thirdly, how family should relate to marriage. In examining these scriptures, I'm going to split my study into 2 parts. In the first, I'm going to be looking for things that do not have to do with culture. Because culture can change. For example, At one point in the bible, Jesus tells a parable about wineskins... Well, nowadays we don’t use wineskins, so technically you could retell it using more modern terminology, though the message is fairly clear (though it can be misinterpreted) regardless. However, in scriptures like Proverbs, the terminology is applicable regardless of cultural differences. For example, Proverbs 10:4 says this:
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Really, this is just as immediately relevant to today as it was to then. So, in the first half, I’ll be looking more for “Proverb's style scriptures” as opposed to “Parable style scriptures” However, we can’t just ignore the things God says about relationships that are more able to be “misinterpreted”. So in the second half of my search, I’ll be examining more “Parable style scriptures”.
Please come visit again! I'll be posting about 3 times a week or more. Probably every other day or so.
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eace out,
Frankie
