Biblical Dating: Camels, Arranged Marriage, and Starbucks.

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Christianity, Talk Radio, Default, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 18 March 2019

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

What does it look like to pursue biblical dating? You might be surprised to know. Being a Christian who also happens to be a Licensed Professional Counselor, I'm often asked to speak about the topic of biblical dating. How does a person date in a biblical way? What does the bible actually say about dating? How can a Christian manage the world of dating with a God-honoring perspective? Which concepts of dating can you take from the "world" and which should you take from the bible? I wrote my book, True Love Dates, because I wanted to tackle some of these important questions and bring to light how we can apply the concepts from the bible to approach toward dating, in a way that's spiritually, emotionally, and psychologically healthy. But this week on the podcast, the question came up yet again: How do you pursue biblical dating? Interestingly enough, the answer might surprise you. BIBLICAL DATING ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK Interestingly enough, if we look through the pages of the bible, biblical dating is non-existent. People didn't "date" in the Middle East, and in fact, dating is still a brand new concept even today. In today's episode of the podcast, I talk through why biblical dating isn't actually what we think - and probably not what we want. Yet with the reminder that God's word is filled with concepts and principles that we can apply to dating right here and right now. Check out Episode 32 of the Love + Relationships Podcast to find out all about biblical dating. Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast? Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN ON iTUNES BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER or SPOTIFY Resources Mentioned on the Love + Relationships Podcast and Additional Show Notes: For another great episode of the Love + Relationships Podcast check out: Oversharing in Relationships - 10 Things Not To Talk About Too Soon BOOKS BY DEBRA Get busy learning what you need to know about healthy singleness, dating, and marriage. Check out Choosing Marriage: Why It Has To Start With We > Me or True Love Dates: Your Indispensable Guide to Finding the Love of Your Life. DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates. She's also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, friends, welcome back to the love and relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah Felita,
0:24.0	and I'm so glad you're tuning into these candid conversations about love, sex, dating,
0:29.2	singleness, and marriage. For those of you who don't know me or are tuning in for the first time,
0:33.7	I'm a licensed professional counselor and author specializing in relationship issues.
0:39.3	I also run the Relationship Advice blog True Love Dates.com, reaching millions of people with the
0:44.8	message that healthy people make healthy relationships. If you've tuned into the podcast before,
0:51.1	you know it's a hotline style show, meaning people call in or write in with
0:55.2	their relationship questions and I answer them on this show in short, practical, bite-sized
1:00.3	answers. If you have a question that you want me to answer on the show, send it via email or
1:05.8	voice memo to Deborah at true lovedates.com or check out my podcast page, true lovedates.com slash love and
1:13.2	relationships. And I'll do my best to get it answered on one of the episodes. So let's get
1:17.9	started. So recently I had the fun opportunity to record a few episodes of the Love and Relationships
1:30.6	podcast in front of a live audience at Lancaster Bible College. Here's one of their questions.
1:37.1	Does it speak anywhere in the Bible about how to approach dating? How should a couple navigate dating?
1:42.5	The Bible has clear boundaries to being single and being
1:45.5	married, but seems to lack content concerning the in-between dating phase. How do couples who are
1:51.1	technically single because they're not married respect one another as brothers and sisters in Christ
1:56.0	while still being romantically invested in their girlfriend and boyfriend. Should romance only be reserved for married couples?
2:03.3	So really the bottom line here is what does the Bible say about dating?
2:08.9	The Bible talks about marriage, the Bible talks about singleness.
2:11.9	What does the Bible actually say about dating?
2:14.2	If you open your index to your Bible or the concordance in the back,
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