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Personal Introduction Today’s talk consists of two main parts Life as Single according to God’s word This part is probably more interesting for those of you who are not yet married. But I do believe that many people here, even if you are married, can learn something of this part as well. Life as a married person according to God’s word This part is probably interesting to everybody - For those who are not yet married it hopefully gives you an idea on what to expect once you are marriedyou are married - For those of you who are already married, it hopefully gives you some tools on how to have an even better marriage 1 Let me start with a little bit of my beliefs and “the bigger picture” Sometimes, when I share these kind of things that I’m sharing today, people get confused. And a lot of people in the world today are confused about what Christians really believe about dating, marriage and sex. So let me get the big picture and my backgrounds right, before I go any further First of all: Marriage and sex are gifts from God Whatever I am saying to you today, please never think that I believe that I am opposed to marriage and/or sex. They are gifts from God. Heb. 13:4: Marriage is honorable among all Prov. 5:18: May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love. So that’s the first thing I believe is very Biblical: Marriage and sex are gifts from God Second thing I want to say is this I did very stupid things before I was a Christian. I lived together with my first girlfriend, and did all kinds of things that I am not very proud of. And while I did make certain adjustments after becoming a Christian, I certainly still mess