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PERIOD OF SUPERVISED COURTSHIP THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22
TEXT: Ruth 3: 1-10
Key Verse: “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13: 4
After parental consent the courtship can start with the guidance of the marriage committee. Courtship is a period of time given for familiarization and discussion and planning for the future home and family. It is useful to unite the vision, the purpose, understanding, desires of each partner. It is necessary to unite these together, because you are separate entities. Maybe the woman had been planning all this while to build a Nursery/ Primary school. As a single lady that was her thought, but the man is planning that when he gets married, he will leave this city to another city for something he has in mind. It means that both of you are thinking of different things, you can now bring your ideas and choose which one is favourable that both of you can accept before the marriage takes place. So it is a time of discussion. How many children do you want to have in your marriage? The sister may think of one or two children but the brother may desire many children. In this present generation how do you feed them? How do you care for them? It will become a frustration at this time that women are also in service. You will say, no, no, no. it cannot be like that. What are we looking for many children for? These children, if they are not born again, our going to heaven will become a problem in itself. What are we looking for them too many for? So courtship time can unite these decisions. Because many people have been asking is family planning right? These people in courtship are doing family planning now! Of course some scientific means will be required to work this out. So family planning is appropriate to control child bearing. The medical people can advise you on the best way this thing can be done, which will not offend God, you will not be aborting children, No. it is just preventing additional children out of understanding and wisdom, not like the wickedness of Onan, the son of Judah. It is out of wisdom of understanding so that your strength for God should not be used up and you have no time to spend for God anymore so that your Christianity will not be frustrated. That is the reason for family planning. The period of courtship should be reasonably appropriate as agreed between the parties and the leadership of the church. We will not define a period because there must be flexibility. The parties and the marriage committee will define the period of the courtship as they see them appropriate.
Thought for the day: Courtship should be well handled to avoid defilement.
Song for the day: Jesus loves me, He died for me
Bible reading for the day:
Numbers 7; Mark 4:21-41
#Horemow.
PERIOD OF SUPERVISED COURTSHIP THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22
TEXT: Ruth 3: 1-10
Key Verse: “Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.” Hebrews 13: 4
After parental consent the courtship can start with the guidance of the marriage committee. Courtship is a period of time given for familiarization and discussion and planning for the future home and family. It is useful to unite the vision, the purpose, understanding, desires of each partner. It is necessary to unite these together, because you are separate entities. Maybe the woman had been planning all this while to build a Nursery/ Primary school. As a single lady that was her thought, but the man is planning that when he gets married, he will leave this city to another city for something he has in mind. It means that both of you are thinking of different things, you can now bring your ideas and choose which one is favourable that both of you can accept before the marriage takes place. So it is a time of discussion. How many children do you want to have in your marriage? The sister may think of one or two children but the brother may desire many children. In this present generation how do you feed them? How do you care for them? It will become a frustration at this time that women are also in service. You will say, no, no, no. it cannot be like that. What are we looking for many children for? These children, if they are not born again, our going to heaven will become a problem in itself. What are we looking for them too many for? So courtship time can unite these decisions. Because many people have been asking is family planning right? These people in courtship are doing family planning now! Of course some scientific means will be required to work this out. So family planning is appropriate to control child bearing. The medical people can advise you on the best way this thing can be done, which will not offend God, you will not be aborting children, No. it is just preventing additional children out of understanding and wisdom, not like the wickedness of Onan, the son of Judah. It is out of wisdom of understanding so that your strength for God should not be used up and you have no time to spend for God anymore so that your Christianity will not be frustrated. That is the reason for family planning. The period of courtship should be reasonably appropriate as agreed between the parties and the leadership of the church. We will not define a period because there must be flexibility. The parties and the marriage committee will define the period of the courtship as they see them appropriate.
Thought for the day: Courtship should be well handled to avoid defilement.
Song for the day: Jesus loves me, He died for me
Bible reading for the day:
Numbers 7; Mark 4:21-41
#Horemow.
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