Dating is tricky and very complicated. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration. There are so many ways to meet someone these days: online, through an app, by speed dating, being set up on a blind date, and more. From there, though, you are talking to a complete stranger. Many people gauge dating potential by physical looks, charming character, or a great sense of humor. Does that have any effect on your dating decisions?
It did not have that big of an effect on me. My mom had always stressed to me that dating someone who shared the same religious beliefs as me would help the relationship.
Now, I understand what she really meant. I dated two people who were not Christian; one was Jewish, and the other was atheist. Religion often influences your values and aspects of life and shows who you are as a person. Therefore, one of the reasons both relationships ended was religion. I started caring when one boyfriend blatantly started insulting my religion. I became personally offended, because Christianity is how I grew up.
It formed me to be the person that I am today. It can be tricky to date someone who is not the same religion as you. In 1 Corinthians, Paul speaks about having an unbelieving wife or husband:. To the rest I say I [Paul], not the Lord that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him.
For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
