Trying to ‘date well’ can feel like navigating a hot air balloon through the depths of the Grand Canyon… blindfolded. And sometimes it feels like there are more questions and opinions on the matter than fish in the sea! Wouldn’t it be nice if you could move forward in confidence, even without all your questions perfectly answered? Well, there is a way. And, yes, it still requires faith. It requires trust. And it requires obedience. But thankfully it’s God’s wisdom and goodness, not man’s opinions or your ‘gut’ you need to trust. God’s word shows us two foundational questions we must answer in the affirmative if we are to move forward joyfully and obediently with faith and trust in any area of life! In this case, let’s see how these two questions apply to the topic of ‘dating.’
Jared is pastor over the College Ministry at Faith Bible Church. He and his wife, Claire, have one son and one daughter. He recently received his M.Div from The Master's Seminary and desires to serve as missionary in the future!
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“Can I ______; can I ______? What’s ok, what isn’t? I can agree sex should be kept for marriage, but I still want to show physical affection while dating.” It is unavoidable that this tension will come up in a dating relationship. In this ...
This message finishes where last week’s left off: Biblical principles for addressing the tension some feel about Christians putting too much pressure on dating for marriage. The two principles proposed here are (1) The believer’s first respons...
It is a common claim in Christian circles that ‘dating should be for the purpose of marriage.’ And yet, what is also a common claim among believers is that there can be ‘too much pressure for marriage’ in dating. Do you feel the tension? W...