Midterm Flashcards
Love for a friend
Phileo
God kind of Love
Agape
Show of affection
Storge
Sexual attraction
Eros
The highest kind of love
Agape
Love is
An act of faith
Marriages without agape will
Most assuredly end up in disaster
Who will never be as close to you as your husband or wife?
Your children.
What is not a common basis for friendship
Common experiences
The basic unit of all society
The home or family
The basic unit of society
Having as it’s nucleus 2 adults cooperating in the care and tearing of their own or adopted children
Produced family problems
Sin
Disrespect and rebellion is produced by
Sin
What are mans responsibility in Gods restoration of the home
Repentance of sins
Receive Christ as lord
Search scriptures for God
Practice God
What originated with God?
The concept of family
What are the 4 levels of friendships
Acquaintance
Causal friendship
Close friendship and fellowship
Intimate friendship and fellowship
Acquaintance
Based on occasional contacts
Freedom to ask general questions
View each acquaintance as a Devine appointment
Design appropriate general ?s for new acquaintances
Casual friendship
Based on common interests activities &concerns
Freedom to ask specific ?s: opinions goals ideas wishes
Learn to identify and praise positive qualities
Design appropriate specific ?s for youth children and adults
Close friendship and fellowship
Based on mutual life goals
Freedom to suggest mutual projects towards reaching life goals
Visualize achievements in each other’s lives
Discern and develop appropriate projects to gain this achievement
Intimate friendship and fellowship
Based on commitment to the development of each other’s character
Freedom to correct each other
Open honesty with discretion
Discern basic causes of character deficiencies and suggest solutions
The purpose of dating
To find a person you are compatible with, with the goals of marriage
Characteristics of genuine Love
1 Cor 13:4-8
Prerequisites for dating
Dangers of dating
Gods dating standards
Purpose not to lower standards
Definition of family
The basic unit of society having it’s nucleus 2 adults cooperating in the care and rearing of their own or adopted children
Gods answer to family problems
Calvary
Man’s responsibility in God’s restoration of the home
Repentance of sin
Receive Christ as Lord
Search scriptures for God-ordained role
Practice God-ordained role daily
Discerning the right life partner
Eliminate the 7 most prevalent causes of mate selection
Develop a clear image of ur ideal spouse
Find a person to love who’s like u
Get healthy
Find love u feel deep in ur heart
Let passionate love mature b4 u marry
Master the art of intimacy
Learn 2 clear conflict from the love road
Refuse to proceed until u can commit
Celebrate marriage with full support of fam and friends
The concept of fam originated with God
Revealed in the triune nature:
The father
The son
The Holy Spirit
Submission of wife
As a wife submits she enters into her God ordained role in the relationship.
She releases the grace of God in her husbands life for him to become the best man, husband, & father he can possibly be.
Christ-church
Husband-wife
Christ=head of the church
Husband=head of wife
Christ=savior of body
Husband=protects, delivers, and preserves his wife
Christ=lord of believer
Husband=earthly lord, representative of JC!
What is a covenant
A formal, solemn, and binding agreement made between 2 people
Bond, bind together, everlasting, establishment of a covenant between 2 people
Qualities God manifests Ina covenant relationship with man
Love of God
Faithfulness of God
Forgiveness of God
Selflessness of God
Qualities of a successful marriage
The love of God must be in every marriage
Faithfulness to each other
Forgiveness
Selflessness must be in the heart of each partner
Biblical attitudes to overcome marital irritations
Peacemaker Submission Forbearance Love Meekness
Effective submission
Liberates wife to find true fulfillment
Spiritual provision
Deut. 6:6-9
Verbalize Gods word continually
Who are the mediators of Gods covenant with the family?
Parents
The act if transmitting a verbal or written message
Communication
Communication: (2 points)
Must begin with Communication with God
Brings people to the goal of becoming one in judgement, decision, and action
What is the steering mechanism to communication?
Character
Love without communication is
Worthless
Keys to harmonious communication
Quantity of communication
Quality of communication
Ways to communicate:
Word
Gesture
Spirit
Successful communication builds and maintains:
Successful marriages
Solutions are born out of
Communication
Honest disclosure will result I.
Personal growth
The best way to find out if a message has been received
Have the receiver repeat it
In perfect communication the hearer must
Understand what was said
Distortion occurs when
The hearer misunderstands what was said
Marriage is not a romantic balcony, but a:
Spiritual battleground
What keeps couples from properly fighting the spiritual battle for their marriage?
Because the enemy satan is invisible
Definition of submission
To yield to the authority of another, surrender, defer to the judgement or discretion of another, comply with, to be subject to
To yield the opinion of leading in order to follow
A husband and wife must understand and practice the concept of
Submission in Gods order for the home
Purpose of submission:
To demonstrate God’s nature and being- he is a God of order
Ensure a successful home
Makes home available for Gods blessings
The love of God must be the base of
Every marriage
Parents are the mediators of Gods covenant with:
The family
Parents are to bring forth Gods - - - He has placed in each child
Deposit
Potential
Ministry
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Character
Maturity
What is moral
Relating to the practice, manners or conduct of man in relation to each other and with reference to right and wrong
Discipline should be motivated by
Love and concern for the child
