Boundaries With the Opposite Sex - Part One

Show notes

About This Episode In this episode we're talking about hard conversations again, but this time we get very specific: boundaries with the opposite sex. We start by asking whether there is any area of our lives God is not allowed access to. Then we dig into the word 'honor' in Hebrews 13:4 and what it means for your spouse to hold a set-apart place no one else occupies. We define what a close friend is and share why we believe married people shouldn't have close friends of the opposite sex, along with personal examples from our own life. As Proverbs 3:13 says, 'Blessed is the one who finds wisdom.' We hope you listen with a teachable heart and are inspired to be a light in this world.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Full access — is there any area of your life God isn't allowed into? Honor in Hebrews 13:4 — giving your spouse a distinctive, set-apart place. What is a close friend? — alone time, intimate details and deep conversation. Opposite-sex friendships — why we believe married people shouldn't have close friends of the opposite sex. Real-life examples — asking a husband who arrived early to wait in his car. What we'd do differently — a carpool situation we'd handle differently now. Teaching others to honor your marriage — humility and protecting your marriage.

Scripture Referenced Hebrews 13:4 Proverbs 3:13

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