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