Marriage provide for b how christians prepare for

Marriage provide for procreation/Multiplications
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How Christians prepare for marriage
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Pray to god for guidance in getting a partner
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Identify the person to marry
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Inform the parents/guardians about the person to marry
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Propose to the would be spouse
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Inform the church leaders about their marriage plans
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Attend seminars/counseling sessions on marriage
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Visit the parents/family of the would be spouse to discuss marriage
arrangements/get consent
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Make arrangements to give dowry
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Arrange with the church on when the marriage can take place/fix a wedding date
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Identify the marriage witnesses/best man/maid /best couple
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Ensure there is availability of finance/resources
c)
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Reasons why some Christians break their marriage vows
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Due to unfaithfulness/adultery
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Lust/covetousness
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Financial constraints/poverty
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Pressure from in laws
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Lack of faith in God
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Influence from friends/peers
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Lack of guidance and counseling

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Lack of children/barrenness/having children of one sex
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Hypocrisy/pretence
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Effects of mass media/foreign culture
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Poor role model
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Denial of conjugal rights/dissatisfaction
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Sex is sacred
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Man and woman are created for companionship
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A woman was created to complement man
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The man and woman share the image of God/are equal
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They become one in marriage
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Sexual intercourse is life giving and procreation
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Human beings have the ability to control sexual desires
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All forms of irresponsible sexual behavior are condemned
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Loneliness
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Lack of mother/ father figure
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Experience identity crisis/psychological problems
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Social problem/humiliation/teasing
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Lack of acceptance by community
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Economic hardships
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Problems in adopting to marriage life/when they finally marry
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Lack of sexual satisfaction.
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It interferes with God’s intention for marriage
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It is an unnatural union/ abuse of the sacredness of sex
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It goes against Christian ethics and African values/lack of morals
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It is dishonorable to God/sin before god
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God created a man and a woman for procreation/procreation is not practical
between same sexes
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It lowers the dignity of human beings
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It is a form of sexual immorality/condemned in the bible
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It can lead to spread of diseases.
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Permissiveness in the society
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Lack of self control
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Influence form mass media
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Mental illness/stress
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Erosion of African culture
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False religion/devil worhipping/strange cult
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To avenge for oneself
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Breakdown of religious values
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Irresponsible parenthood
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Drugs and alcohol abuse

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Indecent dressing
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Leniency on the part of law enforcement agencies to the offenders
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Idleness
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Poverty/unemployment
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The bible condemns it
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It is against god’s command
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Can create family conflicts
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It can cause psychological problems e.g. anger, guilt, shame e.t.c
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It is a disgrace to people involve
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Children born out of incestuous relationship may have genetic problems
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Christians have a duty to condemn evil in society
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