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6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal 7 Many waters cannot
upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; quench love, neither
jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals the- can the floods drown
reof are coals of fire, which hath a most it: if a man would gi-
vehement flame. ve all the substance of
his house for love, it

Song of Songs 8:6-7 would utterly be con-
temned.

It is Never

too Late

to

Pattern your Marriage

the love, affection, desires, and pas- grief.
sion between two people in love. Cou- Also, don't you dare think
ples should read it regularly. It is far about marrying even a saved
better than any guidance book off the person unless you are drunk
shelf concerning marital love and inti- with the type of love that is
macy.
mentioned in this passage.
Before we jump in, I would like to This is the standard, and this type
counsel our young readers, especially. of love is the love you are to be wai-
Don't you dare think about ting for. It has been the purpose of
falling in love with someone marriage, from the beginning, to point
who is not a saved person. us to the Lamb of God and His rela-
That is only begging for a life tionship to His precious bride, those
of grief. of His choosing from His true New
Life and marriage are hard enough Testament Church. “Older people (I
among two saved people, but ma- say this with love),” it is never too
rrying a lost person will only afford late to pattern your marriage
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