So, it makes sense to kiss it good-bye.Īnd we empathize with this pain. In other words, dating has not helped them to grow, find a mate, or become a more spiritual person.
No one would take such a stance against dating without good reason, and the reason people are giving up dating seems to be this: pain, disillusionment, and detrimental effects to their spiritual life. But before we get into the specifics, we want to validate the reasons behind this movement. We strongly disagree with the idea that all people should give up dating for several reasons. So we read I I Kissed Dating Goodbye, and in this chapter we will share some of our reactions. I was curious about why people were asking the same question. Over and over again, I was asked if dating were an okay thing to do or not.
I thought this was the end of it until the same question kept coming up around the country whenever I would speak to singles. They will save your life and help you to make sure you end up with a good person to marry,” I said, chuckling on the inside about how often Christians want a rule. “Of course, I do, but it is only okay to date within biblical guidelines, which by the way are not burdensome. “So, you think it is okay to date?” she pressed. It is mainly about your character growth and how you treat people.” The questions are more along the lines of “Who are you in your dating and who are you becoming in your dating? What is the fruit of your dating for you and for the people that you date? How are you treating them? What are you learning?’ And a host of other issues that the Bible is very clear about.
The question is not whether or not you are dating. “In fact, God grows people up through dating relationships in the same way that he grows them up in many other life activities. The biblical position on dating would be to date in a holy way. So, I would have to say that the biblical position on dating has much more to do with the person you are and are becoming than whether or not you date.
What the Bible does talk about is being a loving, honest, growing person in whatever you do. “Dating is an activity that people do, and as with a lot of other things, the Bible does not talk about it. “I do not think the Bible gives a ‘position’ on dating,” I said. I had heard people ask about the biblical position on capital punishment or euthanasia, but never on dating. Once I heard her question, I thought she was kidding, but I soon realized she was not.
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