Song of Solomon
Ok, so service last night at church was amazing. For those of you who don't know; our church is doing a 'read the bible in a year' thing where we have to read verses every day, and if we stick to it we would have read the entire bible in a year. Well, every wednesday night our church has a bible study where the pastor talks about what we have read over the past week. Well last night it was the Song of Solomon. So here are the notes I took down:
First of all, this book can basically be interpreted as 'This is the best Song'; Solomon was a poet and song writer which is what this book is about. This book shows what true love really looks llike with Solomon as the lover and a Shulamite maiden as his beloved.
There are five principles of love that you can take out of the Song of Solomon:
Starting in chapter One vs. 3
1. Love is pure- yep that's right, it is PURE! This first begins with ourselves, we have to go back to being pure with God to help our relationship. And we should NEVER sacrifice our relationship with God for another person. EVER!
2. Love is patient- true love doesn't rush through the seasons of love. Solomon went through a winter season with his beloved, where they first found out about each other and began to love one another, and then they waited, they had a time for preparing themselves for the relationship where they took time apart, and then they courted. We have to focus on ourselves, our insides to get our root system strong so the relationship can be strong. vs. 14 they started courting, and what exactly is courting? It is a preparation for marriage. NOT DATING! It is simply saying that I want to marry this person so I am going to court them. This is where they take the time to understand one another, they spoke openly about temptations that they should avoid, they made standard to keep their relationship pure, and they spent more time with each others families and friends, rather than just being alone on dates.
3. Love is passionate- once married, you must maintain intimacy.
a. Godly passion is affirming- the man makes the woman feel SECURE
b. Godly passion is tender- men respect the needs of the woman
c. It is intentional- great intimacy takes time and it is a priority
d. Godly passion is holy- not full of sin
4. Love is proven- all relationships are teted with fire, all relationships will have fights, this is to see how you can deal with arguments. And how we deal with these arguments tests the love of the relationship. If you are just willing to give up everytime a fight occurs, that person is not worth your love. Ch.6 vs.11 Solomon and his beloved did have a fight, but they reconciled. Ch.8 vs. 6 They knew that they could fight, but the other was NEVER going to leave them which brought security. Know before you get married that divorce is NOT an OPTION. When you date people and break up, and date people and break up, you are not practicing or preparing for marriage, you are preparing for a divorce. Relationships needs SECURITY!
5. Love is permanent- till death do us part, for better or for worse!
And that's what I got out of it. I really reccommend everyone listen to the sermon, it was amazing and I think everyone can benefit from it. Feel free to leave comments and what not.
First of all, this book can basically be interpreted as 'This is the best Song'; Solomon was a poet and song writer which is what this book is about. This book shows what true love really looks llike with Solomon as the lover and a Shulamite maiden as his beloved.
There are five principles of love that you can take out of the Song of Solomon:
Starting in chapter One vs. 3
1. Love is pure- yep that's right, it is PURE! This first begins with ourselves, we have to go back to being pure with God to help our relationship. And we should NEVER sacrifice our relationship with God for another person. EVER!
2. Love is patient- true love doesn't rush through the seasons of love. Solomon went through a winter season with his beloved, where they first found out about each other and began to love one another, and then they waited, they had a time for preparing themselves for the relationship where they took time apart, and then they courted. We have to focus on ourselves, our insides to get our root system strong so the relationship can be strong. vs. 14 they started courting, and what exactly is courting? It is a preparation for marriage. NOT DATING! It is simply saying that I want to marry this person so I am going to court them. This is where they take the time to understand one another, they spoke openly about temptations that they should avoid, they made standard to keep their relationship pure, and they spent more time with each others families and friends, rather than just being alone on dates.
3. Love is passionate- once married, you must maintain intimacy.
a. Godly passion is affirming- the man makes the woman feel SECURE
b. Godly passion is tender- men respect the needs of the woman
c. It is intentional- great intimacy takes time and it is a priority
d. Godly passion is holy- not full of sin
4. Love is proven- all relationships are teted with fire, all relationships will have fights, this is to see how you can deal with arguments. And how we deal with these arguments tests the love of the relationship. If you are just willing to give up everytime a fight occurs, that person is not worth your love. Ch.6 vs.11 Solomon and his beloved did have a fight, but they reconciled. Ch.8 vs. 6 They knew that they could fight, but the other was NEVER going to leave them which brought security. Know before you get married that divorce is NOT an OPTION. When you date people and break up, and date people and break up, you are not practicing or preparing for marriage, you are preparing for a divorce. Relationships needs SECURITY!
5. Love is permanent- till death do us part, for better or for worse!
And that's what I got out of it. I really reccommend everyone listen to the sermon, it was amazing and I think everyone can benefit from it. Feel free to leave comments and what not.