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NORMAN WRIGHT & WES ROBERTS  \nHARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS  \nEUGENE, OREGON  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nUnless otherwise indicated all Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.  \nVerses marked AMP are taken from The Amplified Bible, Old Testament, Copyright © 1965 and 1987 by The Zondervan Corporation, and from The Amplified New Testament, Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.  \nVerses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.  \nVerses marked TLB are taken from The Living Bible, Copyright © 1971 owned by assignment by Illinois Regional Bank N.A. (as trustee). Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.  \nCover by Terry Dugan Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota  \nBEFORE YOU SAY “I DO”® is a registered trademark of The Hawkins Children’s LLC. Harvest House Publishers, Inc., is the exclusive licensee of the federally registered trademark BEFORE YOU SAY “I DO.”  \nBEFORE YOU SAY “I DO”® (Revised and Expanded)  \nCopyright © 1977, 1997 by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 [www.harvesthousepublishers.com](www.harvesthousepublishers.com)  \n[ISBN 1-56507-637-0](ISBN 1-56507-637-0)  \nAll rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the Publisher.  \nPrinted in the United States of America.  \n05 06 07 08 09 10 / ML / 27 26 25 24 23 22 21  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nContents  \n1. What Is Marriage?  \n2. Uniqueness and Acceptance in Marriage  \n3. Love As a Basis for Marriage  \n4. What Do You Expect from Marriage?  \n5. AVision Statement  \n6. Fulfilling Needs in Marriage  \n7. Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision Making  \n8. In-Laws or Outlaws—It’s Your Choice  \n9. Communication  \n10. Conflict (or “Sound the Battle Cry!”)  \n11. Finances  \n12. Sex in Marriage  \n13. Your Spiritual Life Together Planning Your Wedding Together A Marriage Benediction References  \nNotes  \nOther Books by H. Norman Wright Quiet Times for Couples  \nAbout the Authors  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nONE  \nWhat Is Marriage?  \nYou are probably about to begin one of the most important stages of your life—marriage. Marriage contains unique and interesting potential. As  \none bright optimist put it,“Marriage is the only game of chance in town where both players can win or both lose!” This manual has been developed to help you remove the risk element from marriage. We trust that as you and your fiance work through this program, your present relationship will be strengthened and enriched as a prelude to an enriching, fulfilling, and growing marriage. We also hope that you will have a much more realistic perception of yourself, your fiance, and your marriage.  \n1. Define marriage. What is its purpose?  \n2. Do you believe that marriage is a contract? Why or why not?  \n3. How do you think your fiance would answer these questions?  \n4. Read the following quotations. After you have read each of them indicate which portions you agree with and which portions you disagree with.  \n“Marriage resembles a pair ofshears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing  \nanyone who comes between them.”1  \n“Is marriage a private action of two persons in love, or a public act of two pledging a contract? Neither, it is something other. Very much other! Basically, the Christian view of marriage is not that it is primarily or essentially a binding legal and social contract. The Christian understands marriage as a covenant made under God and in the presence of fellow members of the Christian family. Such a pledge endures, not because of the force of law or the fear of its actions, but because an unconditional covenant has been made. A covenant more","cbCaiuLoJeBy4GWD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuLoJeBy4GWD","pdf",1268467,133,"English","# Contents\n## What Is Marriage?\n## Uniqueness and Acceptance in Marriage\n## Love As a Basis for Marriage\n## What Do You Expect from Marriage?\n## AVision Statement\n## Fulfilling Needs in Marriage\n## Roles, Responsibilities, and Decision Making\n## In-Laws or Outlaws—It’s Your Choice\n## Communication\n## Conflict (or “Sound the Battle Cry!”)\n## Finances\n## Sex in Marriage\n## Your Spiritual Life Together\n## Planning Your Wedding Together\n## A Marriage Benediction\n## References\n## Notes\n## Other Books by H. 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