{"product_id":"defrauding","title":"Avoiding Defrauding in Relationships","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Biblical Betrothal and God's Design for Relationships\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Serious Warning About Defrauding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn I Thessalonians 4:6, God commands believers not to defraud one another—and this may be the \u003cstrong\u003eonly command where God promises to personally execute vengeance on His own children\u003c\/strong\u003e who violate it. This shows how seriously God takes this issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Three Phases of Human Life as God Designed Them:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle (Not Betrothed)\u003c\/strong\u003e - The foundational phase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBetrothed (Espoused)\u003c\/strong\u003e - The preparatory phase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarried\u003c\/strong\u003e - The covenant phase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach phase has a specific, God-ordained purpose. Phase one provides the foundation for phase two, and together the first two phases establish the foundation for phase three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Modern Problem:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost people today do not understand God's clear and unique purposes for \u003cstrong\u003ebetrothal\u003c\/strong\u003e (phase two). As a result, they have:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespised and eliminated betrothal from their lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerverted the pure love that belongs in betrothal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurned what should be love into \u003cem\u003elust\u003c\/em\u003e among singles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGod's Solution to Stop Defrauding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGod's method involves two key actions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePut to death inordinate affections\u003c\/strong\u003e by stabbing or starving them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablish betrothals\u003c\/strong\u003e—not through modern courting, but through \u003cem\u003equestions\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solve Family Problems","offers":[{"title":"MP4 Download","offer_id":53630139859310,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"DVD","offer_id":53630139892078,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/9416\/7918\/files\/Defrauding-2_ab0a61d2-ce6e-4b65-83a3-194f32547015.jpg?v=1776257626","url":"https:\/\/solvefamilyproblems.org\/products\/defrauding","provider":"Solve Family Problems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}