PHD Lesson #4
Prov 31:10-12
10 Who can find a virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
loy·al (loi“…l) adj. 1. Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign. 2. Faithful to a person, an ideal, a custom, a cause, or a duty. 3. Of, relating to, or marked by loyalty. See Synonyms at faithful.
faith·ful (f³th“f…l) adj. 1. Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, a cause, or an idea; loyal. 2. Having or full of faith. 3. Worthy of trust or belief; reliable.
A young lady must develop a sense of loyalty is she is going to mature into a godly woman. This is developed first to family and friends. Your family knows you best and can help you grow and mature. If we love one another we will correct one another biblically in love. We should humbly and prayerfully encourage one another towards righteousness when we see sinful behavior. We must also be careful that we do not want or expect a family member or friend to be loyal to you in doing something that would be harmful to others.
Can you give examples where our loyalty is harmful?
Someone wanting you to keep a secret that is sin or harmful
Someone sharing something that is gossip, judgmental or just not helpful.
Excluding a family member or friend.
Getting in clicks.
Rejecting girlfriends in favor of relationships with boys, especially flirting.
Talking badly about your parents.
An example in the Bible- Sapphira- agreeing with her husband to lie.
Can you give examples of where our loyalty is Christ like and loving?
Love covers a multitude of sins-not gossiping about sins and faults of others.
Reaching out to others and being a friend to others even when it is to your own hurt or not to your advantage.
Correct a friend in love.
How can you be loyal to your present or future husband? Being careful to treat men as brothers, fathers etc., not. Being physically and emotionally pure. Doing good to your husband. Not comparing him to others in a negative way. Not speaking bad about him to anyone. Doing as he tells you to do whether you like it or not.
Can you name someone in the Bible who was loyal?
David and Jonathan
Ruth and Naomi
Can you name someone in the Bible who was disloyal?
Delilah- to Samson
Michal to David
Job’s wife
Rebekah- hiding idols
A Loyal Woman
Here are scriptures about being loyal.
Prov A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friend
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Prov A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.
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Prov A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
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Prov 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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Eccl 4:9Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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John This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. 14 You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.
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Rom 15:1We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.
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