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Harriet Okumu
The KEY RING is a monthly publication by the Kampala Baptist Church Media 5.Do you think there are or there should be any guidelines for dating?
Team that seeks to provide an avenue where men and women can share Very much so! And the first place where you get guidelines is the Bible, and you must
knowledge and understanding of the word of God, experiences and encourage
respect Gods word. For me, when I was dating and when I am talking to people who
one another as the older perform the act of paralambano to the younger.
Our prayer is that the Lord will speak to you through this publication.
are dating or who intend to date, I refer them to one of my favorite verses in the bible.
Avoid immorality, any other sin a man commits is outside his body, but he who is
guilty of sexual immorality sins against his own body. Dont you know that your body is
the temple of the Holy Spirit who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not
belong to yourselves but to God who bought you at a price therefore use your bodies
for Gods glory. - 1 Corinthians 6:18-20. So when you are dating, chances are that you
are attracted to this person, and because youre human and you have feelings, many
times you may be tempted to have sex or get romantically involved. It is therefore good
to keep it at the back of your mind that even if I am dating this guy or girl that is a no go
area.
We are supposed to abstain from sex because that is the standard the Bible has set for
us that we should not compromise about. When you get sexually involved when dating,
you are fornicating and that is a sexual sin which is against the word of God. Many
times, we put ourselves in compromising situations and we are easily tempted in the
name of dating. For example, you stay alone in the room, your date comes over and
stays until very late in the night, yet you know you are in love with this person and have
feelings for them.
So those standards are set according to how you feel you can cope. You can say for us,
beyond 10:00pm, we cant be together when we are not in a public place. Therefore as
an individual, you have to set your standards. But for me I think I am a bit rigid, any sort
of romance outside of marriage for us Christians is not allowed. When you read Song of
Songs chapter 8 verse 4b says, Do not arouse love until the time is right. And the time
is right when people are married because in marriage you can freely express your love
to one another. The problem today is many
young people say it is okay, we didnt have
sex, it was just a kiss, but all that should be in
the context of marriage. People can make
other standards for example, how do you
dress when going on a date? Many girls today
dress very skimpily because they are going on
a date with the guy they love. If you are
dressed indecently, what message are you
telling him? Are you telling him that am
available but you know dont touch? It is like
you are confusing people around. So the standard must be clear when you are dating so
that there is no confusion and even when you cross over in marriage, some of those
standards have to be maintained. For example, even when you are married, because
you are going out with your husband does not mean you expose your body to
everyone.
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