Introduction
- Proverbs 23:23
- John 17:17
- Expectations about marriage are critically important.
Pessimistic – “Marriage is horrible.”
- Genesis 1:26-31 – God’s creation is very good, including marriage!
- Genesis 29:20 – How good it feels to be in love!
- Proverbs 18:22; 19:14
- Ephesians 5:28, 33
Idealistic – “This will solve everything.”
- You may still face money problems or depression.
- Your spouse is not your purpose in life.
- Acts 17:26-28 – God is our purpose in life.
- Luke 18:28-30
- Luke 20:34-36 – We can be happy in heaven without marriage.
- I Corinthians 7:1-9 – Being marriage won’t instantly cure lust and temptation.
- Romans 7:3 – Why is this verse here if marriage is the end of temptation?
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 – Getting a great job won’t necessarily solve your money problems.
- I Thessalonians 4:3
Materialistic – “Everything’s gotta look good.”
- II Kings 9:30; I Kings 21:25 – Everything is not what it appears to be!
- Proverbs 31:30 – Fearing the Lord is what makes a good marriage.
- Proverbs 21:19
- John 2:1 – It’s about more than just the wedding.
- I Peter 3:3, 7-8
- Ephesians 5:25