Premarrital Councilling help

I am doing Premarrital Councilling with the assistent Pastor. He wants us to answer the this question or questions.

1. In what ways will marriage enhance your service to the Lord.
2. How do you know you have a teachable spirit.

I think he wants Biblical references. All I can come up with is Ecc 4:9, two heads are better than one,
As to the second question, all I know is, its commanded that you teach the word if you are a believer.

Any ideas? Kinda need scripture, not examples of your marriage or you know what I mean.

[Rebel Hog]

Part one:

Matt.19:4-6

[4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
[5] And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
[6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.


Mal.2:14
[14] Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.


Part two:

Those who are teachable thirst for knowledge... searching the root of what is being taught... duplicating the authors thought... till they can enlighten others. They do not reject any field or opposing thought until they have understood the why, its "truth". The teachable person is in pursuit not of facts as much as he is in pursuit of the understanding beneath the facts that created ideas in the first place.

[Chuck7]

1. In what ways will marriage enhance your service to the Lord.
1st I see more importantly the scripture that says it is better to marry than to burn. You marry your spouse because you are attracted to her.
Also we are told to marry in the Lord and not to be uneqyally yoked together with unbelievers. You Big Country are to be the spiritual leader in that marriage. You know by now if she will be a stumbling block to your growth and you know deep down if you will be a stumbing block to her. In love you need to do what is spiritually right for each other.
If you are right for each other here is how it will enhance.

Your prayer life will be more stronger." For where 2 or more are gathered together there am I ion the midst."
"Whosoever finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord."
"It is good for a man not to be alone."


2. How do you know you have a teachable spirit. Because you are in counseling. Because you never slapped the fellow who stole your deer.
C7

[Leafrivermac]

Hey Big, Congrats on your upcoming marriage. Pre marital counselling is a tottal new concept to me . . .one that I never was exposed to until I was fellowshipping as an apostolic. I think it's a great thing to focus on how your relationship will affect your walk as well as having someone to shine some light on areas that folk in love tend not to look at.
What I would do if I were you is not to look at the questions as a test that you may pass or fail. I would face the questions in meditation, personal study , and prayer. I don't know if I'm saying it right, but I would view these questions as for my own illumination and not something that I had to find the right answers to.

[manuman]

I think Leaf is right--after all it is you he is addresing and you are capable of going to the Lord for yourself, and hearing from Him---honest and open dialogue with the Lord will clear the way to hear Him. You may be surprised at His working in you to not only prepare you for marriage, but for service--which is what all of life is a bout--having a servant heart.Marriage is about being the right person as much as it is in finding the right person.

Thanks guys, but he has a specific answer in scripture he is looking for. In other words, there is a right answer. Thanks for the posts.