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Biblical Purpose of Courtship

Courtship is important because it reveals the identity and character of the person you are planning to marry. Without courtship, you will be marrying a stranger. Here are purposes of courtship:

#1: To build a friendship

A successful marriage is the product of a good friendship with your partner built from courtship and developed with time. Couples who marry without good courtship may discover that they are married but still emotionally single after a few months (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).

#2: To remove the mask of pretense and show the true colors of your potential spouse

Don’t be deceived by someone’s talents, gifts, beauty or handsomeness, money, popularity, or positions; such things can be faked. Besides, they don’t last forever.

#3: To tell you whether to continue with marriage or end at courtship

The marriage that will work shows its signs early from courtship. Don’t put your marital destiny in bondage based on hope without a guarantee.

#4: To help you confirm your convictions

When God shows you who your wife or husband is, courtship will confirm it. One sure foundation for a successful marriage is when you are certain that God says this is your husband or wife.

#5: To lay a good foundation for your marriage

During courtship, you should have time to pray together, study and read the word of God, plan together as a team, and discuss important issues that will help the marriage.

#6: To prepare well for your marriage while waiting for your wedding

You don’t prepare in marriage; you prepare for marriage. Courtship gives you a good opportunity to improve yourself and learn things you need to know about marriage.

#7: To avoid the mistake of marrying the wrong man or woman tomorrow

There are no shortcuts in marriage; follow due process. Lay a good foundation for your marriage through clean courtship, and you will be laughing and dancing for joy (Proverbs 18:22).

I pray that at the end of it all, we are blessed with the right person that fits in Jesus’ name; amen.

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