A Better Promise for Serial Daters

Ask Pastor John

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 28 May 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Serial dating, if left unconquered, often turns into serial marriage. So, what hope does Jesus offer to those addicted to the pleasures of a new relationship?

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0:00.0	Well, thanks to the smartphone, online dating is now the most common way the couples meet,
0:10.4	not their friends, not at school, not in church.
0:14.0	The vast majority of couples now meet online through apps.
0:18.3	Finding a new date has never been easier, just swipe to the right, and that ease is posing
0:22.9	a new problem for serial dateers like the young woman who writes in today.
0:27.7	Pastor John, hello, I struggle with an issue in a half for a while.
0:31.4	I call it an addiction.
0:33.1	I am a serial data.
0:36.6	I get high on the chemicals in my brain from dating new men.
0:39.6	Often it seems like I cannot help but flirt.
0:42.6	I know the Bible disapproves of and even condemns this vain behavior.
0:47.2	I desperately want to direct my attention to Jesus and find a comparable kind of joy or
0:54.2	high in him.
0:56.4	I've been reading the Bible and praying faithfully but I can't get the same feelings.
1:00.0	How does Christian hedonism offer guidance on such a situation as mine?
1:05.0	How can I gain victory over the sinful euphoria?
1:11.4	Serial dating like this, if it's not conquered, is probably a prelude to serial marriage.
1:22.2	It's plain that this young woman is conflicted about this behavior and is not finding this
1:29.2	sinful euphoria, as she calls it, to be lastingly satisfying, she's not.
1:36.4	This prelude to serial marriage with all of its temporary euphoria is setting off merciful
1:45.3	alarm bells for her and she's hearing them.
1:49.8	The message is, this is not satisfying, not even in the short run and this is leading
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