1. God manifested his love for us by sending his son into the world
2. God is love
3. 1 John 4:7-11
3.1. 7Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
3.2. To know God we have to love one another
4. No matter what problems we experience in our families, it is important to understand that such difficulties do not automatically determine who we will become.
5. Your family of origin is important because it forms who you are and how you relate to the world.
6. Grounded in respect
6.1. Preparation for marriage begins years before a vocation to married life seriously enters our minds.
6.1.1. During this stage of life, through the examples and lessons gained by interacting with parents, relatives, and others, we begin to understand who we are and what it means to be in relationship with other people.
6.1.2. One way we learn who we are and what it means to be in relationship with others is by developing good social skills.
6.1.3. Your family of origin is the family in which you have been raised. Parents and siblings usually form one’s family of origin, but it may also include grandparents, extended family members, or others who have been a big part of one’s childhood.
6.1.4. Even household rules have the potential to influence what kind of adults children will become.
6.1.5. Part of becoming an adult is taking personal responsibility for what kind of people we are.