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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 11 Sep, 2009 10:53 AMShould Their be boundaries where oposite sex friends are concerned, to keep the enemy from getting a foothold in a couples relationship or not? And if so what should they consist of? |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 11 Sep, 2009 02:30 PMI think boundaries are a good thing. You do not want to be emotionally attached to more then one person at the same time. I think each situation is different but you should be careful who you spend time with. |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 11 Sep, 2009 05:27 PMSacred Warrior, I agree with you completely, totally, absolutely, without a doubt, 100%!!! It is NOT a control issue, it's a matter of respect for the person you're with. I've done rounds with people about this - but it all boils down to meaning it when you say someone is #1 in your life (next to God, of course). |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 20 Sep, 2009 10:56 AMI just came from a meet and greet at our local Christian book store with Point Of Grace and Mark Schultz. I posed this topic to them and they all agreed with the boundaries the Dr. Leman proposed. And they also agreed with the degree to which those boundaries are set as well. That was very encouraging. They even went so far as to call them Godly boundaries. I mentioned to them that some of the Christian women I have mentioned this topic to saw it as controlling and manipulative and they all said that those woman need not be considered for a possible mate. They even went so far as to say that those women may not even be genuinely saved. I thought this was AWESOME! |
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TaxMan
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 21 Sep, 2009 12:09 PMI've been called simple for lesser things, but if you are just friends with the person, why would the boundaries be any different than they would be with a same sex friend? |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 21 Sep, 2009 04:57 PMI do not think you missed the point. Its just that your boundaries are different is all. And your entitled to have your own viewpoint. Thanks for your input. |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 22 Sep, 2009 04:48 PMWhere relationships are concerned (which are between two people, mother-son, father-son, brother-brother, brother-sister, wife-husband, fiancee-fiancee) there should be boundaries. Especially in marriage. When in married out don't go discussing your relationship with outsiders. If there is a problem in the marriage, you're supposed to speak about it to one another, not go to your (opposite sex) friend about it. That usually always results in BIG trouble and infidelity. Emotional cheating which usually leads to physical cheating, which makes life all the more worse. I wouldn't do it. |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 25 Sep, 2009 01:25 PMPeople here just seem to get it. |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 9 Oct, 2009 05:45 AMfirst off the one you are dating has to be a fellow believer and walking according to the spirit... we are not to be unequally yoked... we are not to commit fornication either the Word says for they will not enter the kingdom of heaven... |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 3 Nov, 2009 02:52 AMI agree whole heartedly with what you are saying. I had a difficult problem in that my husband actually never spoke to me about anything deeper than the weather, what was on tv or what was for dinner. So, when I realised something was seriously wrong, (he had cut me off emotionally and physically for over a month at this stage) I tried to get him to talk to me about it. Of course, that didn't happen. Here is where my problem is.... |
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Oposite Sex Friends Within An Exclusive Relationship Heading Towrards Marriage.Posted : 22 Mar, 2010 03:07 PMI am in total agreement with Dr.Lehman. You are opening a door for Satan to put his foot in. Woman are generally drawn in by conversation and can easily become emotionally involved intentionally or otherwise. I think for either sex there would be a fine line about having friends of the opposite sex. Especially if there are problems within a marriage these shouldn't be discussed. It's the little foxes that eat at the vines. Don't even give the appearance of evil. Stay on guard and ask the Holy Spirit about those relationships. He will always guide you in the right direction. |
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