Christian dating holding hands

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Jump to navigation. There's a real need in the church today for biblically informed teaching about how men and women should date. Living in a culture where the ideas behind sinful practices create all sorts of unhelpful expectations and practices, we need a vision of how young Christian men and women can form healthy relationships that will ultimately lead them to a fulfilling marriage. Indeed, the approach that my wife and I took when we wrote the book, Holding Hands , Holding Hearts, is that we need to look at dating in the light of what the Bible says about the institution of marriage. We believe that the best way to consider dating is to begin by thinking about the purpose of marriage and the nature of the marital relationship. Once you have done that, you are then in a position to consider whether present dating practices are consistent with the kind of relationship to which they are meant to lead.

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Is it a sin to touch a woman before marriage, like holding hands, hugging, an occasional kiss on the lips, but nothing serious, like fondling or groping foreplay? The Corinthians had written to Paul asking a question about marriage in 1 Corinthians

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Different denominations have different ideas as to the appropriateness of what is sometimes called PDA — public displays of affection — in the context of Christian camps or youth group meetings. Any rules that might exist are usually put in place with the intention of applying them to teens and twenty-somethings. Hand holding is a mark of commitment. If people want to know if it is true that the divorced usher on the east aisle is seeing the alto in the choir, walking in arm and arm should clear up that mystery in a hurry.

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