Marriage and Family · Foundational
Singleness and Choosing a Spouse
Singleness and marriage are both good gifts from God, so a single believer serves Christ with an undivided heart today, and anyone who marries does so only in the Lord, choosing godly character with wise counsel.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
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Why Paul calls both singleness and marriage a gift from God
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How a single believer can use this season for Christ, and how the church can be his family
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What it means to marry only in the Lord
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Which qualities to look for, and how to date with purpose, purity, and counsel
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Why every believer, single or married, is complete in Christ
Lessons in this topic
01How Should a Christian Choose a Spouse?Plus6 min02Song of Solomon: The Song of Married LovePlusRelated lesson4 min03What Does the Bible Say About Sex?PlusRelated lesson7 min04What Does the Bible Say About Sexuality and Gender?PlusRelated lesson7 min
Key passages
1 Corinthians 7:7–91 Corinthians 7:26–281 Corinthians 7:32–351 Corinthians 7:392 Corinthians 6:14Genesis 2:18Proverbs 18:22Proverbs 31:30Matthew 19:12Mark 10:29–30Psalm 68:6Isaiah 56:4–5Luke 2:36–38Deuteronomy 7:3–41 Kings 11:41 Thessalonians 4:31 Thessalonians 5:211 Corinthians 6:18–20Proverbs 15:22Colossians 2:10Ephesians 5:31–32Revelation 19:7–9