First Media Monday: Godly Dating

Hello everyone!

It's time for Media Monday. This is another of the series I mentioned before. This series will be for media recommendations. It will mostly be books and movies, as music will usually be covered on Worship Wednesdays.

Did you know the Bible has guidelines for dating? Well, it does.

So, for today's Media Monday, I want to recommend a book that was written in the 1970s: Dating: Guidelines from the Bible, by Scott Kirby.

Now, wait. Don't discount it yet. Admittedly, dating has changed some from the seventies, but the fundamentals of Godly dating, have not changed. So hear me out.

In his book, Scott Kirby begins by discussing how God created us: first Adam, then Eve. Man and woman to be together. 

He discusses what dating is, and how to review our motives, especially in dating. Godly dating, he says, should always be with a focus on God, and how to serve Him; it should always bring you closer to Him first.

Then he discusses how to like yourself before you like anyone else, and how to develop good friendships as a foundation for building good relationships.

He discusses the difference between infatuation and real love.

He also discusses the ever-controversial question: "Should I date a non-believer?"

There is much more to the book than what I've discussed here.

If you're still single, if you're dating but looking for a way to use your relationship to glorify God, if you're just out of a relationship and are looking for something different, I highly recommend this book.