CHAPTER 4: Marital Lies

Lie #2: “If Our Marriage Takes Hard Work, We Must Not Be Right for Each Other.”

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12.	Any marriage that stays healthy and happy through the years has been _____ on.
13.	The struggles in our marriages often show us ...
14.	In I Corinthians 7:28b, Paul warns us that ...
15.	However, in Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, we learn that marriage is good. List the advantages two people have over a single person.
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16.	Ecclesiastes 4:12 speaks of the strength possessed by a three-strand cord. Meditate on this verse and then try to identify each of the three strands, which cannot be easily broken, in the Christ-centered marriage.
	a) Strand #1:
	b) Strand #2:
	c) Strand #3:
17.	Read 1 Peter 3:7-12. What are husbands directed to do? (vs. 7b)
18.	What phrase indicates that men and women are partners in the marriage? (vs. 7)
19.	The Apostle Peter summarizes the positive needs within a marriage in verses 8 and 9. We should all be …
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20.	What exchanges should never take place in the home? (vs. 9)
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21.	What is God’s will for every life and marriage? (vs. 9e)
22.	Read 1 Peter 3:1-6. Who is the example for wives to follow? (I Peter 2:21-25)
23.	What is the wife directed to do? (vs. 1b)
24.	a) Does this directive apply to wives with unsaved or uncommitted husbands? (vs. 1) Yes No
	b) Explain your answer.
25.	What is more effective than nagging, scolding, or blaming when a husband doesn’t do right? (vs. 1-2)
26.	What is the most important part of a woman? (vs. 4)


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