For the first time ever I am reading I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Josh Harris. I read his book Boy Meets Girl right before I entered a relationship, and loved it. Since there are no guys in my sight (other than Blake Griffin, heehee), I thought it would be good to read this.
In the first chapter, he talks about what it truly means to love someone.
"In 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Paul writes:
For the love of Christ controls us, beacuse we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. (ESV)
The Bible teaches that if we truly trust in Jesus Christ, we die to our old ways of living. And we can no longer live for ourselves--we now live for God and for the good of others.
Because of that, relationships with the opposite sex can no longer be about "having a good time" or "learning what I want in a relationship". They're mpt tp ne anpit getting, but giving. Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us. To lay down our desires and do what's in his or her best interest. To care for him or her even when there's nothing in it for us. To want that person's purity and holiness because it pleases God and protects him or her."
In chapter two he says,
"The best relationships are between two people who care more about each other's good than their own momentary pleasure. The Little Relationship Principle" (The joy of intimacy is the reward of commitment.) "won't make romance risk-free or foolproof. But it can guide and direct us toward healthy, God-pleasing relationships. And it can help us obey the second great command to love others as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). "
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