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An Epistemologically Self-Conscious Wedding

Matthew 25:13
Therefore keep watch, . (NIV)
Mark 13:32
No one knows , , , . (NIV)

Epistemology
The branch of that studies the nature of , its presuppositions and , its extent and .

Self-conscious
of oneself or one's own .
All knowledge is based on , which are assumptions that must be made based on and not empirical evidence.
The signers of the US Declaration of Independence made this statement about the presuppositions of their declaration: "We hold these truths to be - …"
Epistemology tells us that the pursuit of cannot and never will be , because all knowledge is based on presuppositions that we take by .
It is a falsehood to say that US government schools do not teach ; they simply do not teach religion.
In the year in the case of vs. Board of Education, the US Supreme Court first proposed the doctrine of the separation between and .
US government schools teach the religion of .
Many government educators consider to be the father of US government education. He wrote an article in the year in The New Magazine titled "Education as a ." In this article he states, "Humanism is our common ."
Humanist author Sir authored a book titled "The Coming New of Humanism." In this book he states, "Christianity is away, and moving into its place is the emerging of Humanism."
The "faith healers" of the religion of Humanism are the psychiatrists and .
The religion of Humanism accepts spirituality, so long as it is a spirituality based on .
Rather than worshiping father God, Humanism worships Mother .
In 1961, The Humanist magazine made this statement: "Public is the parochial education for scientific .
In another issue, the magazine made this statement: "What can the do in an hour every week during Sunday school to counteract the that we give children all day days a week?

Double-Minded People
American Christians who attended government are typically in the dangerous situation of trying to hold on to with one hand while holding on to the they were taught in school with the other.
Revelation 3:15-16
I know your , . ! , -- -- . (NIV)
The only hope for - American Christians is to consciously set aside their worldly presuppositions and come to God's Word -- period.
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge , , , , -- . , . -- , . (NIV)

Transforming Questions
To be transformed, we must take every aspect of our -- everything we -- and ask ourselves the following important questions:
Do I believe this because I was this in the government schools?
Do I believe this because this is what our tells us?
Do I believe this because this is what my teaches?
Does this belief bear up under the careful examination of the Word of ?

What Should a Wedding Look Like?
Ephesians 5:31-32
"For this reason , ." -- . (NIV)
The bible teaches that the of a man and woman coming together in marriage is designed by God to be a to us of the most profound mystery of all creation.
What is the meaning behind the creation of the universe? What is the purpose for the creation of man? God the was seeking a for his son, Jesus Christ.
If we do not follow God's for marriage, then the revelation of this profound is lost.

10 Steps of the Biblical Pattern of Betrothal & Marriage
#1 The seeks out a for his son.
#2 After careful and , the son makes an of marriage.
#3 The bride the offer.
#4 The son pays the price for his bride.
#5 The couple exchange and are in marriage.
#6 The son goes to prepare a for his bride.
#7 The bride begins to herself to the image of the , makes herself , and waits with great for his return.
#8 The sounds, and the son returns to away his bride.
#9 The wedding , including a public declaration of the wedding and a of new love and new life.
#10 The of the marriage, and the establishment of a new in the LORD.

Preparing a Daughter to Be a Wife of Noble Character
Proverbs 31:10
A wife of ? . (NIV)

Protection
A significant part of preparation is .
A fathe must protect his daughter from . To do thhis, he must obtain the to her heart. A daughter must give her father all of her , and make a commitment to not date, talk to, talk about, or entertain imaginations about . In this way, her father can her heart, and help her stay physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually pure until the day her father gives his permission for a young man to her.
A father must protect his daughter from ; girls who boys, or about boys, or give their to one boy and then another in emotional promiscuity; girls who have no for saving themselves for one man for life.
A father must protect his daughter from teachings within the modern church; teachings that encourage women to seek a out from under the God-ordained covering of a ; teachings that disregard God's clear statement that the purpose for the creation of -- and the calling that will bring her the greatest fulfillment -- is to a man.
A father must protect his daughter from the powerful influences in our culture that call to young women to be ; that encourage young women to go to , to pursue , and to learn to take care of ; that openly disdain God's plan for women to God by trusting their fathers, brothers, and husbands to care for them.

Values & Skills
A father must instill in his daughter a love for , to be eager to follow her husband to the ends of the .
A father must teach his daughter to be cheerfully willing to suffer and hardships in order to stand by her husband's side and help him do what God has him to do.
A father must instill in his daughter an spirit; an eagerness to help a man mind his own ; an understanding that her sons will get their best education by with their father in that business; and the expecatation that the family business will provide for her children and grandchildren for to come.
A father must see that his daughter learns to and care for children. She must become in dealing with all aspects of child rearing, including their and education.
A father must inspire his daughter to want to be a -



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