Advice on Finding a Woman to Marry
(This post is written in response to a conscientious and intelligent young man who asked my advice on how to find a woman to marry. Other readers, what would you add?) You are asking me a good question, one that I wanted to take the time to put together a thoughtful, written response to address. Please keep in mind that I am neither seminary educated nor am I a licensed professional counselor. You might well have paid either of those people for their advice, and my advice is free. My advice might be worth what you paid for it, but I will do my best. This is a very important decision. Many would call it the single most important decision you will make outside of the decision to follow Christ. I would like for you to be careful because of this decision’s importance, but not too careful. Your spiritual life is simply not ultimately dependent on this decision; the small decisions you make every day concerning whether to believe the gospel and be obedient to God’s Law are simply