Should I Get Married?

Revised

By M. Blaine Smith

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 204 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: October 2000

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2271-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2271-3
IVP Order Code: 2271

Related Subjects

Marriage

Part One: Setting Your Sights
1. The Search for Perspective
2. Does God Want Me to Be Married or Single?

Part Two: God's Guidance & the Marriage Decision
3. Does God Have One Ideal Choice for Me?
4. How Can I Know God's Will?
5. Can I Be Certain?

Part Three: Choosing a Spouse
6. Do You Feel Deep Compassion for the Other Person?
7. Are You Good Friends?
8. Are You Both Ready for Marriage?
9. Are You Physically Compatible?
10. Are You Intellectually Compatible?
11. Are You Spiritually Compatible?
12. Are You Emotionally Compatible?
13. Are Your Expectations Compatible?
14. Finally Deciding

Part Four: Should I Remarry--or Marry Someone Divorced?
15. Remarriage: A Gift of God with Special Challenges
16. Paul's Balanced Counsel on Remarriage
17. Meeting the Challenges, Beating the Stigmas

Part Five: Confronting the Fear of Commitment
18. Understanding the Fear of Commitment
19. When the Problem Is Your Partner's
20. When the Problem Is Your Own

Appendix 1: To Date or Not to Date

Appendix 2: Vows for the Imperfect Marriage

Notes

About the Author