PURELATIONSHIPS:  Purely Single

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Matthew 19:10-12; 1 Corinthians 7:1-2, 7-9, 25-40

Live pure lives as single people, for the glory of God and your own good.

I. What does the Bible say about being single?

A.  People are single by circumstance or ____________.

B. Being single can be a _________ from God.

C. It can be _________ to be single.

D. You are free to ____________.

II. What type of person does God want me to marry?

A. Growing Christian c________________, 2 Cor. 6:14.

B. Growing Christian c____________________, 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9

C. Growing Christian c____________________, 1 Corinthians 7:32, 35.

D. Growing Christian c____________________.

III. “How far is too far?”

A. Three categories of male-female relationships:

1. F_______________

2. N_______________

3. M_______________

B. Any and all sexual activity outside of marriage, 1 Corinthians 7:7-9; 1 Timothy 5:1-2.

C. Reasons why:

1. Marriage is a picture of Christ and the Church, Ephesians 5:31-32.

2. The meaning of porneia.

3. Personal implications.

Recommended book: Sex, Dating, and Relationships by Gerald Hiestand and Jay Thomas