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1 | Anything wrong with dating? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 1874 | ||
Is there anything about our American custom of dating that violates Scriptural principles? Is dating, as we know it, proper preparation for Christian marriage? In addition to my fellow Americans, could someone also submit an answer from the viewpoint of a different culture or country? Has anyone read the book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Josh Harris? If so, comments please. | ||||||
2 | Anything wrong with dating? | Bible general Archive 1 | charis | 1964 | ||
Dear JVH0212, I have read the book, and I think it goes a bit overboard...however, unchaperoned, umlimited dating for teenagers is just like playing Russian Roulette, except you have 5 of the 6 chambers loaded with magnum :-) The people who tell me they trust their teens completely must have already played and lost! Chaperoned dates or 'multiple dates' with some ground-rules, might work. Certainly parents must nurture their kids even into their teens, and through them. I say these from experience and the wisdom the Bible gives us. In Christ Jesus, charis |
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3 | Anything wrong with dating? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 1970 | ||
Charis: Thanks for your answer. I also think some of the book goes a little overboard, however I think there are some sound ideas in the book, as well. I still question whether the idea of multiple dates, short-term relationships is proper preparation for Christian marriage. Consider this: for hundreds, even thousands, of years of human history there was no dating culture as we now know it. Were people any worse off without it? I'm not totally against dating for teens or people of any age. I just question some of the side effects of it and its impact on long-term monogamous relationships. --JVH0212 | ||||||