Midterm Exam Flashcards
What are the 4 reasons on why should people get married?
1) For Companionship
2) For Fellowship
3) For Intimacy
4) For Procreation
What verse goes with Companionship?
Genesis 2:18
Fill in the blank: God’s original plan called for each partner to be _______ and ______, as well as to _______ each other and to _________ one another?
1) Distinct
2) Unique
3) Need
4) Compliment
T/F For man, there is no better companion than his wife?
True
T/F For women, there is a better companion than her husband?
False, there is no better companion than her husband
What does companionship denote/picture?
Complementarity
Husband and wife are equal in personhood yet distinct in what?
Roles
What verse goes with Fellowship?
Genesis 2:22
T/F God personally brought the woman to the man?
True
Fill in the blank: Each person’s spouse is both _______ and ________ by God?
1) Prepared
2) Presented
T/F Marriage is not such about finding the right person, but more about becoming the right person?
True
T/F Companionship and fellowship do not constitute the core of the husband-wife relationship?
False, it does constitute
What verses go with intimacy?
Genesis 2:24-25
T/F God created men and women with complementary sexual drives and when those are fully satisfied within the marital union, it is beautiful and good?
True
Intimacy involves more than sexual fulfillment; it includes what 5 things?
1) Total transparency (no hidden areas)
2) Mutual acceptance
3) Giving
4) Forgiving
5) Belonging
What verse goes with procreation?
Genesis 1:28
What 3 things are under procreation that are placed in Genesis 1:28?
1) Be fruitful
2) Multiply
3) Replenish the earth
T/F The sexual relationship between a husband and wife is beautiful and good because it is not God-given?
False, it is beautiful and good because it is God-given
T/F When a husband and wife experience genuine and loving companionship, fellowship, and intimacy, it typically results in the birth of children, the procreating function is only one of the many purposes of the marital relationship?
True
What are the 3 factors affecting today’s family?
1) Efforts of Satan
2) Failure of the church
3) Growth of secularism
What verse goes with the efforts of Satan?
1 Peter 5:8
What are the 6 efforts of Satan?
1) He hates the Gospel
2) He despises families
3) He tempts believers
4) He opposes believers
5) He influences worldviews
6) He remains the father of lies
What are the 4 ways that the church has failed to reach young couples and young families?
1) The church has lost authority in the eyes of the people
2) Many churches are complacent
3) Many churches have lost their burden for their communities
4) Many churches have lost a sense of community within the local assembly
What is an attempt to take religion out of society?
Secularism
What 7 things described secularism?
1) Man-centered worldview
2) Progressive education (revisionism)
3) Social media (false images; screen courage/liquid courage)
4) Entertainment industry
5) Entitlement mentality
6) Tolerance/Pluralism (reinterpreted)
7) Gender/Marriage (redefined)
What 7 ways do we reinforce family values?
1) Win the lost to Christ
2) Elect Christians to public office
3) Promote and support Pro-Christian media
4) Pray
5) Build strong marriages and families
6) Help strengthen the body of Christ
7) Support Christian education
What 5 things should we do to win the lost to Christ?
1) Through authentic community within the local church
2) Through community involvement
3) Through caring for neighbors
4) Through support of missions
5) Through gospel-focused activities
Fill in the blank: Be _________ with our ______ and our ______?
1) Intentional
2) Words
3) Works
What 3 ways can we elect Christians to public office?
1) Support individuals who affirm the family and Christian values
2) Get involved in the political process in your community
3) Stay informed
What 5 things can we pray for?
1) Pray for our spouse and Children
2) Pray for our children’s future, spouses, and families
3) Pray for salvation of our families and our neighbors
4) Pray for our churches and pastors
5) Pray for our national, state, and local leaders
What word should we eradicate from our marital vocabulary?
Divorce
What should I do to my marital relationship?
Prioritize it
What 3 relationships should I prioritize in my life?
1) My relationship with the Lord
2) My relationship with my spouse
3) My relationship with my children
Fill in a blank: Develop and maintain a ______________?
Family First Mentality
Remember the what order of family?
Biblical
What is the biblical order of family?
1) Christ
2) Husband
3) Wife
4) Children
What are the 3 responsibilities of the husband?
1) Protect family
2) Lead the family
3) Provide for family
What are the 3 responsibilities of the wife?
1) Comfort/receive
2) Teach/affirm
3) Nurture
What are the 2 responsibilities of the children?
1) Love parents
2) Obey parents
What are the 6 things that make a strong wisdom pyramid?
1) The Bible
2) The Church
3) Nature
4) Books
5) Beauty
6) Internet/Social media
What 4 ways can you help strengthen the Body of Christ?
1) Stay active in church
2) Build an authentic company within the local church body
3) Love your pastor and his family
4) Love the church staff and their families
What will Christian education do?
Allow your child to learn about God through a Biblical worldview
What are 4 options for education?
1) Homeschool (Abeka academy)
2) Christian school
3) Private school (prep school)
4) Public school
What is the triangle of family support?
(God is at the center of it all)
1) Home
2) Church
3) School
What are the 10 fallacies about marriages?
1) Marriage will solve all mu problems
2) Everything good in our relationship will get better
3) Everything bad in my life will disappear
4) Marriage will be the answer for my parental problems
5) Marriage will free me to make my own decisions
6) Being married will satisfy all the longings of my heart
7) Christian marriages are automatically good
8) We except exactly the same things
9) My spouse will make me whole
10) If i remain single, I’m only half of the person God wants me to be
Previous problems will not do what when you say, “I do”?
Go away
Problems with you parents is not a parent problem, it is what?
An authority problem
T/F Your parents will always be your parents?
True
You should do what with parental issues?
Solve them before you get married
Marriage equals what?
Work
Love equals what?
Commitment
What 6 things should we work on to have a good marriage?
1) Growing in the Lord together
2) Spending time with your spouse
3) Getting to know and love your spouse
4) “Dating” your spouse
5) Keeping the fires of intimacy burning
6) Having a love-filled, bitter-free relationship (Colossians 3:19)
What is far worse than being single?
Being married to the wrong person
What 5 questions should you ask yourself when you are thinking about marrying someone?
1) Is he or she save and right with God?
2) Is he or she growing in his or her relationship with Jesus Christ?
3) Is he or she living a life that is congruent with Biblical principles?
4) Does he or she honor those in positions of God-given authority? (e.g., parents)
5) Is he or she pursing God’s plan and purpose for his or her life?
What are the 5 requirements for a successful marriage?
1) Both individuals must be saved
2) Personalities must be controlled by the Holy Spirit
3) Emphasize similarities and minimize differences
4) There must be love for each other
5) Communication is the marital lifeline
Where does the command for both individuals be saved in a marriage?
2 Corinthians 6:14-17
What is the key to marital success since similar personalities are not?
Becoming the person Christ desires for you to become is
What are the 7 similarities that can make marital adjustments easier?
1) Cultural background
2) Economic background
3) Social class
4) Educational level
5) Ages
6) Religious practices
7) Family size
What are the 7 rules from Ephesians 4:25-32 by Charles Swindoll to deal with differences?
1) Keep it honest
2) Keep it under control
3) Keep it timed right
4) Keep it positive
5) Keep it tactful
6) Keep it private
7) Keep it cleaned up
What are the 6 characteristics of Christ’s love?
1) Unchanging
2) Unconditional
3) Sacrificial
4) Inseparable
5) Constraining
6) Demonstrative
What is the marital lifeline?
Communication
What are the 5 steps to build a marital lifeline?
1) Accept one another
2) Learn to listen
3) Real communication
4) Learning to fight the Biblical way
5) Get to know one another through good communication
