*PASTOR BANKIE: ANSWERS
TO YOUR RELATIONSHIP & MARRIAGE QESTIONS (2)
Christians godly?
say dating? The Bible does not use that word so we just
have to
see what is meant contemporarily.
If by dating we mean just to go out with someone, eat,
watch
a movie and just get acquainted, I think it sounds harmless
enough
and it is not forbidden for Christians. Of course we understand
that
you are not likely to propose marriage to a person who you
have
given no signals ahead of time; so unless this so-called
dating is
for the direct purpose of working up to the point of
marriage proposals
I do not think it has a useful purpose. If it is the idea
of pairing
off in a Pentecostal form of girlfriend-boyfriend romantic
relationships,
whether it involves sex or not, it is not appropriate. It
is a needless
and deceptive way by which young Christian people get
themselves
into unnecessary romantic entanglements.
Everything in life has a purpose. So what is the purpose of
those romantic relationships? It is not true that you need
a long time
to know someone who you want to marry. Even if you need the
time, you do not have to be in a private romantic
relationship with
the person. You can know someone very well without being
emotionally
involved. By the time romantic emotions set in, you should
have
marriage proposals ready or close at hand.
When these things are used carelessly they lead to unnecessary
temptations and falling into sexual sins. Paul said 'flee
temptations.'
Avoid all things that fire up your hormones and lead you
into
temptation.
Just for emphasis, Christian relationships before marriage
must
be non-sexual. The idea of fornication is not a 'holiness
movement'
thing. These days we preach more faith and prosperity and
so we
forget to remind ourselves about the basics of
Christianity. Sex before
marriage is against the will of God, even if you are
engaged to the
person. Engagement and marriage are two totally different
things.
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