That used to be my Styer Pro Hunter 243, I've since lost custody she won't give it up. Shot here first elk last year! My first wife wouldn't hunt or fish. Online dating damn sure worked for us.He works in emysterious ways.
As with most things, it depends on the hearts of the actors.
When my husband and I first met in person, I had someone I trusted (an older male) come with me and help me make sure this "virtual guy" was legit. I also made sure he met some of my trusted friends early on so they could give me input. That he was willing to be vetted helped me realize his intentions were sincere and his heart humble.???
Is dating Biblical?
Well, going door to door with a goat hasn’t worked so far.
But still, I am so grateful to Match.com for having brought her into my life to be my angel during the time she had left. I thought that medicine and all the love and care I had to give her would keep her alive for many years, but in the end it was like the Garth Brooks song: "I could have missed the pain, but I'da had to miss the dance."
People who say that you should trust God to bring you a mate instead of going online remind me of the old joke:
Old Mrs. Watkins awoke one spring morning to find that the river had flooded the entire first floor of her house. Looking out of her window, she saw that the water was still rising. Two men passing by on a rowboat shouted up an invitation to row to safety with them. “No, thank you,” Mrs. Watkins replied. “The Lord will provide.” The men shrugged and rowed on.
By evening, the water level forced Mrs. Watkins to climb on top of the roof for safety. She was spotted by a man in a motorboat, who offered to pick her up. “Don’t trouble yourself,” she told him. “The Lord will provide.”
Pretty soon, Mrs. Watkins had to seek refuge atop the chimney. When a Red Cross cutter came by on patrol, she waved it on, shouting, “The Lord will provide.” So the boat left, the water rose and the old woman drowned.
Dripping wet and thoroughly annoyed, she came through the pearly gates and demande d to speak to God. “What happened?” she cried. “For cryin out loud, lady,” God said, “I sent three boats!”
“Is Online Dating Biblical?”
It wasn’t very popular then — all they had was dial-up.
I had not thought of in-line matchmaking as being unbiblical. But I see now how one could argue that point. I makes me think of Reagan’s old line “trust but verify” before dating.
In Genesis, Isaac was all depressed over the death of his mother. Abraham decided that his son needed a wife. So he sent a servant back to the land that he and Sarah had come from to find a suitable wife for Isaac.
The servant took an entire train of camels loaded down with riches, found a relative of Sarah’s named Rachel, and bought her from her Father to be Isaac’s wife.
If “dating” isn’t Biblical, then should we all just have our parents buy us a spouse the way Abraham did for Isaac? (And a second cousin at that.)
Fornication is, and an overwhelming majority (plurality) of Americans indulge in, and condone it. The Bible is as opposed against it as it is against homosexuality.
Fornication = sex before marriage.
Going to its middle eastern cultural roots, even dating wouldn’t be Biblical.
That used to be my Styer Pro Hunter 243, I've since lost custody she won't give it up. Shot here first elk last year! My first wife wouldn't hunt or fish. Online dating damn sure worked for us.I met my wife on JDate: basically match.com for Red Sea pedestrians.
In the old days there was a Shidduch, or matchmaker.
Naturally, however, we cut out the middleman.
Just because two people met at church doesn’t mean they are a good match. Churchgoers divorce at a comparable rate to non-churchgoers. Online dating done wisely can’t be too bad and is probably worth considering.
Al Gore invented online dating!
My wife and I met on eHarmony. I was a youth pastor in middle-of-nowhere NC and she was in middle-of-nowhere SC. No decent Christian young adults in our area so we both looked online. Dated for 6 months, got engaged, and got married 8 months after that. She is the perfect complement to me and my ministry and we have a beautiful little boy now.
She paid for a one year membership. I signed up during “free communication weekend”. I still say she got the better end of the deal! :)
As far as it being “biblical” or not, is meeting at a bar “biblical”? Throw any venue/setting out there and not sure if any would be truly “biblical” because it’s a contextual issue.
Even churches aren’t always the best venue, as just because two individuals are single and Christian, doesn’t mean they’re the best match or would be attracted to another.
Point is, chemistry still needs to be there regardless of the way you meet. First time I saw my wife in person I was a goner!
From my point of view it’s a bloody waste of time.
Is dating itself biblical? Online anything can’t be biblical, at least according to the following defintion of the word biblical:
Of, relating to, or contained in the Bible.
The question is if something is anti-biblical or not.
I think it falls under the prohibition of vicarious fornication.
Is Carbon Dating Biblical?