According to recent surveys, the number of unmarried cohabiting couples has decreased more than twelvefold between 1960 and 2006.
James Olthuis (1975) argues that Scripture calls for six main conditions to be present between two persons who want to join their lives together.
Old Testament laws were expressed in a patriarchal, polygamous culture where husbands had the right to take and divorce as many wives as they wished as long as these sexual options were within a legal marriage contract.
The words “by agreement” are translated from the Greek with the same root meaning from which symphony is derived with the idea of
When a couple engages in sexual intercourse without sharing a mutual covenant commitment, the church should lovingly help them understand how the biblical concept of covenant commitment can enhance their relationship.
In more accepting cultures, cohabitation is distinguished from marriage as
The nature of marriage changes when people raise their level of differentiation in
Sexual disclosure and vulnerability opens spouses up to what?
The idea of a couple needing to make their commitment before a community of believers before they are married in God’s sight is not a scriptural directive.
Which of the following are identified in the text as causes of infidelity?
Which of the following are the two types of behavior most correlated with teenagers delaying sexual intercourse?
Which of the following is NOT recognized as one of the four premarital sexual standards held in the United States today?
What are the average ages of first sexual experience for boys and girls, respectively?
The text states that the wisdom of making commitments within a believing community is especially noticeable during times of trouble. A couple depends on others to keep them resilient when what comes their way as identified in the text?
Which of the following is not identified in the text as the three-stage process following the disclosure of infidelity?
Most people settle for rather than
How many Christian responses to cohabitation are identified in the text?
What is identified as a solution to preventing extramarital affairs?
Which is the first feature identified by Henry Grunebaum?
According to the text, the partnership formed by husband and wife is an entity that goes far beyond what each one can accomplish alone.
Emotional sharing with someone of the opposite gender is more likely to lead to
A study based on a nationally representative sample of women by Teachman (2003) found that premarital sex and premarital cohabitation are predictive of marital dissolution, but only for those who had sex or cohabited with men other than their future husband.
The recent AIDs epidemic is related to which premarital sexual standard?
Being compassionate rather than judgmental comes from the assurance that is/are the final judge and loves most fully.
The most stable of all cohabiting relationships are likely those based on passion/eros.
While covenant provides security, establishes an atmosphere in which spouses can reach their full potential because. With this in mind, accepting a spouse just as he or she is means also accepting their sexual value system.
Marital sexual fulfillment will be high when there is
The covenantal basis for Christian marriage is modeled after the covenant that God made with who?
According to the text, intercourse is only regarded as an external act impacting oneself and one’s spouse.
How does one maintain passionate sex as mentioned in the text?
Some spouses have difficulty being sexually intimate because of significant unresolved conflicts in the marriage.
The sixth principle of discerning the degree of sexual involvement states that each partner agrees to commit to following .
How can an affair also be viewed, even though it can have devastating effects upon a marriage?
Ray Anderson (2004) has suggested that Adam and Eve’s human encounter as man and woman and their distinctive task of being a man or woman affirms what?
Many couples decide to cohabit for the convenience and companionship with a chosen partner to
Which of the following are wrong reasons for sexual involvement?
needs to hold forth biblically based marriage and family norms, but at the same time show compassion and acceptance of persons who may not be living by these values as mentioned in the text.
Virginity pledges are an effective universal strategy to prevent premarital sex.
Nock (1994) found that cohabiters expressed levels of commitment to and happiness with their relationships and had relationships with their parents.