Tonight, we are concluding a series at Refuge based on questions students have submitted. Specifically, we will address questions about our Bible. Questions we are going to answer include:

Could the Bible really be a human invention or is it based on God’s revelation to humankind?
How can we be sure that the Bible we read now is what was originally written?
How can the Bible be trustworthy if it’s filled with contradictions?
Why do we have the books that we do in our Bibles?
Why were other Christian writings excluded from the Bible?

The purpose of this class is to inform our students and deepen their appreciation for God’s Word. My prayer is that this is just one more thing that draws our teens one step further in their spiritual journey as they understand the miracle of the Bible.

Song of Solomon
Session 4
Keeping your dating relationships healthy
Key Thought
“In a dating relationship, your vineyard should come alive. If you’ve ever seen the opposite happen, where two people get together and they wither spiritually and emotionally, that is not how it is supposed to be.”

In our session last night we discussed Song of Solomon 2:8-3:5. Using the text, 4 key points were made:
1. A spiritually and emotionally healthy dating relationship should bring vitalityand life to each person in the relationship.
2. There are things that can be introduced into a relationship that will wreck that relationship.
3. Dating couples must be deliberate in safeguarding the dating relationship to help it grow and be healthy spiritually and emotionally.
4. Passion and desire are God-given and perfectly normal, but self-control must be exercised.

Some Questions to discuss with your teen:
1. What are the evidences of a healthy dating relationship?
2. What can you do when dating to cultivate those healthy characteristics?
3. What are some dating pitfalls you experienced and how did they impact your life?
4. What can you do to exercise self-control in the area of physical desire in your dating relationship?