Why Christian Dating?

When I interview potential and new clients, one of the questions I always ask is: “Are you religious?” And, following that, “Are you open to attending church or taking your children to church?”

If the answer was “No,” I would never introduce that person to a Christian single.

Arguments over going to church, honoring family, and raising children in a Godly fashion can be exhausting battles in marriages between believers and non-believers.

When your spouse doesn’t want to attend church, doesn’t want children, doesn’t want to raise your children in the Church, or doesn’t respect or strive to love your parents…these are differences that can prevent the formation of a family that loves and obeys God.

Don’t rashly assume that you can change your partner’s mind after you have bonded and committed to each other! When you make the choice to date and commit to people who aren’t Christian, you may be taking the first step in a series of losing battles that will take you further from the church, further from God, and further from the purpose that He has planned for you.

I love the outdoors, exploring new places, brunch, and getting together with friends. But I can’t think of a single Sunday morning activity that I couldn’t do just as easily on a Saturday morning. One of the biggest seductions of secular life is that Sunday morning time. Instead of getting up and giving God your presence and worship in church, the secular world asks: ”Wouldn’t it be better spent doing something for you?” Or, “You’ve worked hard all week, don’t you deserve to stay up late on Saturday and party, and sleep in on Sunday?”

For non-Christians, the two driving questions for life seem to be: “What do I want?” and “What does the world want from me?” The answers rarely align with what God wants and needs from us.  

“Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?”

2 Corinthians 6:14