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14. How and why do parents show partiality to a child?
15. How might your children share responsibility in the family?
16. What place should pets have in your home?
17. How much should you sacrifice for your children?
18. How can you teach spiritual truths to young children?
19. How often should parents leave children with babysitters?
20. How are you going to keep your children safe and teach them to keep themselves safe from harmful
people?

Spiritual Experience:
1. Discuss your spiritual experiences?
2. When did you trust Christ for eternal life?
3. What questions do you have about spiritual matters?
4. How do Christian friends influence a couple’s spirituality?
5. How do Christian literature and music influence a couple’s spiritual development?
6. What kind of music do you listen to and enjoy?
7. Can you enjoy the music of your partner?
8. What kind of music do you find distasteful and do not want played in your home?
9. What kind of music causes you to be creative and peaceful?
10. Did your parents have private devotions and/or family devotions?
11. What kind of devotions would you like to have in your own family with your spouse and children?
12. Do you have private devotions?
13. Do you have a pattern for seeking God’s will in all situations?
14. Is faithful church attendance important for you?
15. What are your personal convictions concerning issues such as dancing, drinking, movies, etc.
16. What Biblical disagreements between the two of you need to be sorted out.
17. How will you treat religious differences between you?
18. Do you believe that leadership in the Biblical sense is gentle, considerate and loving?
19. How would you deal with your spouse when he/she is being obstinate?
20. Young lady, how would you want your spouse to encourage you to be submissive and respectful?
21. Young man, how would you encourage your spouse to encourage you to take the leadership role?
22. What should your spouse do if you are not fulfilling your role?
23. Is it ever the spouse’s job to force the other to change?
24. Are you willing to admit to each other the sin that you continue to struggle with?
25. Are you willing to be transparent and not hide secrets?
26. How can your mate help you when you struggle to tell the whole truth or exaggerate the truth?
27. Is it ever all right to keep a secret from your mate?
28. How strict are you in obeying the laws under which you will function? Are you a rule keeper or a
rule breaker?

Ministry:
1. Are you headed in the same direction for ministry?
2. Will you allow the other person to develop their own ministry or do you want both of you to only be
involved together in ministry?
3. What are the standards that you need to set in order to have an effective ministry?
4. What standards will you struggle with keeping?
5. Is it ever ok for you to be alone with the opposite sex after marriage such as driving in a car
together?
6. Am I willing to seek advice from others or my spouse to be sensitive to other cultures or viewpoints?
7. What can I do today that will benefit my ministry in years to come?
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