HEALTHY BOY/GIRL RELATIONSHIP SEMINAR

Types of boy/girl relationships

1. Just friends
2. Dating
3. Courtship
Boundaries that define each stage
Friendship group friendship/individual

COURTSHIP dating in view of marriage

These will be discussed in the following headings:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Why
When
Who
How

WHY /MOTIVATION FOR MARRIAGE

Ecc_4:9,11 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. Again, if two
lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
1Co 7:8-9 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But
if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
1Co 13:4 -8 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh
no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all
things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth.
-make you are not operating in lust.
WHEN/ TIMING
Although there is no absolute time, there are a few guidelines that we can use as Christians.
BOYS
WORD
WORSHIP
WORK

GIRLS
IDENTITY
PURPOSE

WHO / SELECTION
Again the bible does not give specific instruction on this topic but we do get a rough guide.
1. Must be a friend
2. Share values and interests. 1Cor 6:14, Amos 3:3
3. Physical attraction
4. Attractive personality/ character

HOW / CONDUCT
Must be keep Christ at the center.
Accountabilty
Define boundaries
MASTER

GOD

YOU
MISSION

MATE

MAN

WOMAN