What is Dating?

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ministerAKA89

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I have heard a lot of Singles saying they are in date with there partner, yet a lot of ungodly things have gone wrong during the process,Can we still call this one Dating?

Again! Is this word "DATING" scriptuaral or is just a human formation?

How long do you think "DATING" should last before getting married?


Is dating really helping Us singles?

Note: Your contribution and opinion will surely help some if it can be explained properly with "SCRIPTURE BACK-UP"

God bless.

Minister segun
 
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Ugly

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Question. Why do so many people from Africa, join this site, then just post their mini-sermons without ever actually getting involved with the people, existing discussions or even discussing their own posts? So often we seem them join, then appoint themselves as the site preacher.
Granted similar things take place in the BFD, with people always wanting to post their little sermons telling everyone their interpretation of things, but at least they stick around and discuss or debate their posts, creating friends and enemies.

If you are here to help, just posting your mini-sermons isn't going to impact many people because most will recognize your name and ignore your posts because they don't want to be preached at, and will realize you don't interact. If you really want to help, stop posting mini-sermons and get to know people. Offer advice.
And by get to know people i mean participate in other threads that aren't always all about you preaching to people, but treating them as real people and learning more about them while letting them get to know more about you than you like to preach at people.

And yes, i'm aware people other than Africans do this, and i'm aware not all people from Africa do this. But i see a high number of people from African countries do this and i'm curious as to why this is so common.
 
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Ugly

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ministerAKA89 said:
I have heard a lot of Singles saying they are in date with there partner, yet a lot of ungodly things have gone wrong during the process,Can we still call this one Dating?

Again! Is this word "DATING" scriptuaral or is just a human formation?

How long do you think "DATING" should last before getting married?


Is dating really helping Us singles?

Note: Your contribution and opinion will surely help some if it can be explained properly with "SCRIPTURE BACK-UP"

God bless.

Minister segun
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You ask if dating is scriptural. Well, let me as you this. Does the great commission call us to sit online, on computers, and preach at people on Christian sites? Or does it call us to go out into the world and preach to the unsaved?

Is dating not mentioned in the bible because it's wrong? Or because of the existing culture of the time didn't have knowledge of the idea?

A lot of bad things happen in marriage as well, does that make marriage wrong?

What is the biblical Standard we are Told to Follow in order to meet a future spouse?

Is the title 'minister' used in the new testament to indicate the head of the church?
You call yourself 'minister', but by what biblical right do you claim that title?
 
Born_Again

Born_Again

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I think it has been well established that dating is an interview for a possibly long term job. LOL
 
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coby

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Depends what you see as dating. If it's christian it's okay. To be clear the few times I was on a dating site I put in my profile: I don't do worldly dating, I court.
Lol in Holland where 1 or 2 guys have in their profile on a supposed christian dating site that they wait til marriage, the rest is like: I don't wait or: depends on her. It's handy those lists on dating sites. Not answering the question or answer it wrong: you can skip those.
 
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coby

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One guy then responded when I had that in my profile. Guess what one of the first talks on the phone was about. But that's not doable. Sure it is, just set boundaries and always meet out in the open or with others. Don't go hang out together in your apartment if one is not able to do that without simply keeping their hands with em.
 
Romans_8

Romans_8

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Born_Again said:
I think it has been well established that dating is an interview for a possibly long term job. LOL
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A job with no formal job description and no guaranteed income..... :confused:
 
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JeniBean

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I use all of the following in my Sex Education classes that also includes dating and all other teenage issues!

II Timothy 2:22 - Run from anything that give you the evil thoughts that young men often have, but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right. Have faith and love and enjoy the companionship of those who love the lord and have pure hearts.

The bible further lets us know who we should date in II Corinthians 6: 14-15, Amos 3:3, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Peter 3:4, Romans 15: 5-6, Philippians 2: 1-2, Romans 13:13, Philippians 2:4, 1 Corinthians 6: 13, 18, 1 John 3:3, 1 Thessalonians 4: 3-5

And I could go on and on and on!!!!!
 
Lynx

Lynx

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Born_Again said:
I think it has been well established that dating is an interview for a possibly long term job. LOL
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ADMIN: We have got to get a multi-like button! It is verging on criminal that I cannot like this more than once.
 
Lynx

Lynx

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To the OP, I only have one thing to say: Oh no, not THIS again!
 
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coby

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How long should dating last before getting married?
Oh a week or so.
 
Addison

Addison

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I date so I can find out what's wrong with me. :eek:
 
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