What the Bible Says About Dating and Courtship
What does the Bible actually say about dating and courtship? Short answer. The Bible never uses the words 'dating' or 'courtship', both are modern arrangements the church has tried to fill with wisdom, not commands handed down on tablets. What Scripture does give is substance: romantic love is good and God-designed (Song of Solomon), sexual intimacy belongs inside marriage (1 Corinthians 6:18), a believer shouldn't build a marriage with someone who doesn't share their faith (2 Corinthians 6:14), and decisions about a partner call for patience and prayer rather than haste (Proverbs 19:2, Philippians 4:6). Whatever form your relationship takes, dating, courtship, something in between, those commitments are what make it recognisably Christian. God is not embarrassed by romantic desire Some Christians grow up thinking God tolerates romance the way a strict parent tolerates a mess, barely, and only once it's cleaned up. The Song of Solomon says otherwise. It...