Explain the principles that Christians believe should guide their personal relationships.

Christians believe that choosing a partner for a relationship is an important decision in your life. A good relationship is based on various qualities, three of which are love, trust and faithfulness. These qualities are necessary for a relationship to survive long term, as they provide both security and stability.

Christians believe that pre-marital sex is wrong. Sex is considered to be part of a legal and religious contract and should therefore not to be practised outside of marriage. It also shows that there is commitment within the relationship. As a sexual relationship my result in pregnancy, it should be confined within a marriage. Children should be brought up in a secure and loving environment, and deserve to live as part of a family with both a mother and a father.

When choosing such a partner, the one extra factor that practising Christians would look for is that they be of the same religion. A relationship between two people of different religions may ...