Boyfriend and girlfriend, continued

Listen to people around you who are spiritually wise.

• Titus 2:3-5
• Philippians 3:17
• Proverbs 12:15; 13:10
• Psalms 119:97-99 – All human advice has the potential to be flawed.
• Leviticus 19:32

There’s no such thing as a soul mate.

• If I start having trouble in my marriage and start doubting that my spouse is my soul mate, this line of thinking could cause me to seek another.
• Titus 2:3-4
• Ephesians 5:25
• Whoever I choose to be married to, I have to make it work!
• Romans 5:8

Beware of infatuation.

Am I equating physical attraction with true love?

• II Samuel 13:1-6, 11-17 – Amnon acts on his infatuation with Tamar. Any time we stray from God’s plan, we are setting ourselves up for trouble.
• Genesis 39:6-15, 20 – Potiphar’s wife is infatuated with Joseph.

Am I just in love with being in love?

• I Kings 11:1-3; Ecclesiastes 2:8

Introduction

Love your neighbor

• Matthew 22:39-40
• James 2:8-9; Luke 10:29, 33, 36
• I John 4:20-21
• Titus 2:4
• Titus 2:9-10

Our lives are full of relationships

• Noah
• Job

Relationships are powerful

• I Kings 21:25 – Jezebel incited Ahab to evil.
• I Peter 3:1-2 – Wives can be great influences on husbands.

Boyfriend and girlfriend

Listen to the objective truth of the Bible

• Proverbs 1:1-7 – You need God!
• Judges 16:4-6, 15-17 – Samson loved her, but we have no evidence she loved him also! Her questions should have been red flags to him, but he did not pay attention because he was in love.
• Judges 14:16-18 – This had happened to Samson before!
• Hebrews 13:4
• I Peter 4:3
• Psalms 119:9-16
• Matthew 10:16 – This principle may also apply in the area of relationships.