Morning Series: Resolve to Think Like a Christian in a Secular World 

Proclaim God’s Marriage Standard Among Its Counterfeits.

Daniel 4

1. Three counterfeits that conflict with God’s marriage standard.

   *Living together, Adultery, Same-sex marriage.

2. Effective Proclamation of God’s marriage standard (look to Jesus).

   *Jesus affirmed God’s marriage standard. Matthew 19:4-6

   *Proclaim God’s marriage standard through truth and love. John 4:14-17

   *An argument that shows Jesus & Apostles upheld the marriage standard.

3. How to counterfeit God’s Biblical standards. Daniel 4:1-33

   * Convince people to live as if there is no God.          

   * Convince people to follow their instincts, ignore their conscience. 

   * Convince men and women to revolt, rather than take responsibility.

   * Convince people to abandon moral institutions, and make up their own.

4. True Marriage and Singleness Is Established by God’s Standards.

   *Christ-like singleness.

   *Christ-likeness for husbands.