Bible Question: Is dating when your a christian right in god's eyes? |
Bible Answer: SAZ That is hard question to answer. If dating involves nothing more than satisfying a physical and social need to be with this person then no. However if your spending time and growing closer spiritually then yes. Many people base their decision to marry on physical attraction and social/physiological compatibility’s and completely ignore if there is a spiritual bonding. Our looks change as we get older we may get more attractive but usually not. Our personalities change as we mature sometimes we are easier to live with but usually not. Our interests change, our desires, our goals and often our ideals. These all effect the things the world has thought us to judge our future spouse on. However what the world neglects is the spiritual bond that forms between two people when they marry. This bond is what will hold you together through the hard times, this bond is what allows real joy to occur in the good times and this spiritual bond is what sees you through when one of you go home to be with the Lord before the other. That spiritual bond comes from sharing your faith, your trust in God with each other, by praying together, and reading and studying the word together. Perhaps instead of taking each other on a date to experience what the world has to offer two that are in love. Your time would be better spent taking time to pray and study the word together to see what God has to offer two that are in love. Remember once your married you become one flesh. It is like gluing two pieces of paper together, they become one. If you take those two pieces of paper and try to separate them either spiritually or worldly (divorce) you find you can’t make a clean break. The paper tears and bits and pieces stick to the other. Each sheet carries the pieces of the other. So remember you will always carry some piece of that other person for the rest of your life. EdB |