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THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF LOVE AND MARRIAGE - CHAPTER THREE

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    WHY GET MARRIED ANYWAY?

    CHAPTER THREE: Why get married anyway?
    Ten unhealthy reasons for getting married:
    - To spite parents.
    - To escape an unhappy home.
    - A negative self-image.
    - Marrying on the rebound.
    - Fear of being left out.
    - Fear of independence.
    - Fear of hurting the other person.
    - To be a therapist or a counselor for the other person.
    - Because of having sex.
    - Because of pregnancy.
    Ten healthy reasons for getting married:
    - Because it is God’s will.
    - Expressing God’s love to the other person.
    - Expressing personal love for the other person.
    - To fulfill sexual needs and desires in a godly way.
    - The desire to begin a family.
    - Companionship.
    - To share all things together with the other person.
    - To work together to fulfill each other’s needs.
    - To maximize each person’s potentials.
    - Enhancement of spiritual growth.
    A healthy marriage brings two wholes together, not two halves, forming a union that is greater than the sum of its parts. Because it comes from God, marriage is designed for believers: men and women who walk by faith and not by sight and live in a daily and growing personal love relationship with Jesus Christ.