How to Date, Seeking the Advice of Parents

Companionship is Biblical. "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him" (Gen. 2:18). Dating is very often a natural occurrence. It may come sooner than one expects. How will you respond to the first date? Will you seek God's guidance as well as parental advice and consent? In this article we want to consider the importance of guidance from, and communication with, parents.

The Companionship Principle: Bringing Biblical Sanity to the Insanity of Dating

This booklet shows that dating that is modelled by scripture works with the principle of companionship. Dating with the purpose of finding a companion for marriage puts God’s first, and considers the other more than the self. It functions within God’s structures of authority and seeks purity in accordance with God’s word.