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The World Takes Us To A Silver Screen On Which Flickering Images Of Passion And Romance Play, And As We Watch, The World Says, “this Is Love.” God Takes Us To The Foot Of A Tree On Which A Naked And Bloodied Man Hangs And Says, “this Is Love.

During Courtship, Guarding Each Other's Purity And Refraining From Intimacy Are The Acts Of Lovemaking.

We Express True Love In Obedience To God And Service To Others- Not Reckless Or Selfish Behavior- And We Choose These Behaviors.

If You're Not Ready To Consider Marriage Or You're Not Truly Interested In Marrying A Specific Person, It's Selfish And Potentially Harmful To Encourage That Person To Need You Or Ask Him Or Her To Gratify You Emotionally Or Physically.

A Defining Reality For Me Is What Scripture Teaches In Hebrews 12, That God Is Our Father, And That A Sign That He Loves Us Is That He Disciplines Us, He Takes Us Through Hardship To Build Character In Us That Could Not Be Shaped Apart From Difficulty.