Loving Others as Single Christians
July 28, 2007
In the book, The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others, Scot McKnight says it all. And it’s so simple. As Christian singles, Jesus wants us to connect with Him and others by loving them with our actions. When we learn to love others from our hearts, God blesses us in several ways.
In 1 John 4:12-21, we learn that we can have a personal assurance in regard to our faith. As we walk in love, abiding in Him, the Holy Spirit assures us that we belong to God (v. 12-13, 16). In other words, Christ-like love that grows in our hearts serves as proof that God has indeed given us life and that we belong to Him. This assurance is only available to those who confess Jesus as the Son of God (v. 14-15). With this kind of assurance, we need not fear judgment (v. 17-18) because we know that God in His love has poured out His judgment upon His Son Jesus on our behalf.
Thus we are free to walk with Him and to continually demonstrate our love for Him by loving others (v. 19-21). Let’s walk with solid assurance as we grow in our love for God and as we express our love for Him by loving and serving others!
Bible Verse of Day
~I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other.
Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
Your love for one another will prove
to the world that you are my disciples~
John 13:34-35
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Self Control and the Single Christian Life
February 23, 2007
Many single Christians lack self control in their sex lives. Not a few have written us asking for help with their lack of self control in this area, and how to deal with the guilt over it. The top culprits of habitual masturbation, porn addiction and sex before marriage have disrupted their fellowship with the Lord.
Self Control and Singles in the Bible
It’s amazing how much God speaks about self control in the Bible, In fact, the Apostle Paul had quite a bit to say about self control for single Christians, as he often connected it with their sex lives.
For example, in 1 Corinthians 7:8 he writes: “To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves they should marry, for it is better to marry than burn with lust.”
Okay. most of us do not have the gift of singleness, as Paul evidently did. The issue then, for us, is how we can live with self control until God blesses us with that special perfect match of a lifetime. For Jesus’ glory, are you willing to even try?
Are you a Christian single with something to share about self control?
Bible Verse of Day
-It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him-1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
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Christian Dating Com Singles
December 9, 2006
Christian dating.com singles? Who are these people and where do they come from? Christian dating.com singles are Christian singles who have used or are using online Christian dating services.
Dating.com singles come from all areas and make up all kinds of people. They are Christian single parents, college students, 30-something, never married singles, divorcees and widows, etc.
Christian Dating.Com Singles and the Church
Most attend evangelical churches on Sundays and get involved involved in local ministries such as small groups. The only problem is many of the churches dating.com singles attend have few other singles attending them who are available for a dating relationship. On account of this fact, more and more Christian singles are becoming dating.com singles.
If you are a single Christian thinking about using one of the dating.com services that are scattered throughout the internet, I want to encourage you to have fun, and don’t be bothered by other people judging you for taking a faith filled risk with the Lord in this area of your life. The fact is, tens of thousands of single dating.com Christians are meeting and marrying by using services as ChristianMingle/Relationships.com, Christian Cafe or eHarmony.
Our only piece of Christian dating advice is to educate yourself on how to start using online Christian dating.com services, be patient as you wait on the Lord and to commit everything you do to Him.
Bible Verse of Day
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.”
Psalms 37:4-6
