The "Christian" Dating Game: Part 1

Where does dating belong in the church? Should Christians date? What does the Bible have to say?

Sermon Excerpt: Paul Washer (www.heartcrymissionary.com)

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People & Blogs

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• Biblical Courtship
• Dating
• Biblical Manhood
• Biblical Womanhood
• Christian Husband
• Man of God
• Spiritual Leadership
• Marriage
• Paul Washer

[jesuscross01]

What is the exact name of this sermon?

[identity313]

@jesuscross01 "A Dating Sermon by Paul Washer" you can find it on SermonAudio. God Bless!

[logician3]

It would be nice if you gave us this guys name so we could learn more...

[identity313]

@logician3 His name is Paul Washer (heartcymissionary)

[liveonforever18]

i believe in god but im not gonna wait to date or anything and i really dont care what anyone thinks so this is pretty retarted i mean yes 12 year old children should not date but around the age of like 16 then you should be able to !

[identity313]

@liveonforever18 If you are ready to consider dating at 16 then you assume the responsibility to marry shortly after as well. I learned the hard way and I have suffered the consequences. God has a created a way for young men and young women to carefully consider a relationship and it involves the Bible and trusting His Word. When this way is not followed there will be consequences. "Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap" (Gal. 6:7).

[JIX9ISLER1986]

If your not ready to marry you dont need to be in a relationship

[ItsNowWarfare]

This is awsome. I really love being poured into, but around things like marriage ... it's extremely helpful to get a good course/teaching on this. Not what a perverted societies views. I'm extremely excited to find the Woman of God that is set up for me. Marriage is such an exciting thing! God Bless you guys. Glory to God.

[hannahlummus]

@ALDean292 since when is women having careers "feminist nonsense"? i surely hope you're trolling, but if not, you, sir, are a chauvinistic pig.

[yehshapi]

This is amazing! I'm going to change the way I think about dating

[casablanca4381]

@Sarot65 trtrue abotu women these days or a lot of themn i should saymy dad was poor and in medical school when he and my mom married. they lived for free in a cottage my grandparents owned while he finished school

[Sarot65]

@Sarot65 another thing- why is marriage always forced down the throats of young people? There are actually people who prefer to stay single and celibate, but that seems to be a "sin" in our churches today. And people think your weird or whatever- we need people to preach the whole bible and not just parts of it!

[Sarot65]

Please! more crap as usual- even so called Christian women expect the guy to have a big salary and all the material things. My parents didn't have a dime to their name when they got married- but no these females today want a guy to have a cushy high paying job and a house, etc. And if you don't have all the material stuff you can even forget about a date. So a guy has to be at least into his mid thirties before he can have the salary and material stuff to please a "modern" Christian woman.

[raichuubaybee]

I don't see why the woman's role is viewed as 'degrading'. Yes women are called to be submissive but if you really love the person then that shouldn't be a problem, right? I love the Lord and because I love Him I take joy in submitting onto Him. I'm sure if women were in a godly marriage they would have no problem with submission and it would actually be pleasant and sufficient. The problem doesn't seem to be with a cultural change but the fact that sin is present destroying what God intended.

[ohwellable]

The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18. God made Eve for Adam. He formed her, shaped her, molded her.

[ALDean292]

@rbgg2010 I'm sorry to hear you've been brainwashed by our culture. Actually, both science & Christianity show gender roles work best. Us doing this does NOT put them down! Just the opposite! Look at history. Those who respected women were the ones who did the most to take care of them. It has nothing to do with them being "incapable", it is the way God set things up, and it works best. Btw, it doesn't stifle individuality. Perhaps the way some act does, but these roles help rather than hinder.

[ALDean292]

@roho81289 Obviously what the Bible says about gender roles has escaped you... God's general plans and ways of doing things don't change. This whole feminist nonsense where a woman has a career? It's UNGODLY. How we carry out are relationships shouldn't change much from the 1st to the 21st century. It IS STILL the man's role to economically provide for his family, and it IS the woman's role to take care of the home and YES, homeschooling is Biblical, government education is NOT.

[ALDean292]

@identity313, I don't know how old you are, but you've got a good head on your shoulders. I enjoy Bro. Paul, he's right on. Boys, listen to what he's saying. I'm currently "courting" (I hate using that term cause these days it's dating with the label "Christian") a woman whom I will shortly marry. btw, @liveonforever18, age is not the important thing, it's maturity and responsibility. If you don't know and understand DEEP theology and why it applies to all of life then you can't lead a woman.