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Introduction
In this blog post, I will write about Christian dating from another angle than I have done previously.
For those of you who haven’t joined a dating website yet now is the time to be so. I will also give some hands-on dating tips in this post.
Does this sound interesting to you? Read more below…
The People Who Walked In Darkness… (Is. 9:2)
It is dark outside where I live now. Very dark and very early, the daylight only lasts between 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. roughly.
With Christmas around the corner, it’s hard for me not to think about a verse from the Holy Bible from the “fifth evangelist”, as the Old Testament prophet Isaiah was known as in the ancient Church wrote. For this reason, I will quote a well-known verse in English translation:
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.” (Is. 9:2 ESV)
What Isaiah is writing about is Israel among the other nations or in the diaspora (displacement) to use the Greek word.
They have seen a great light, and that light is the Messiah or “anointed one”.
In Greek, the word for the anointed one is “Christos”, which in plain English is Christ.
So, for this reason, what this text is actually saying to us as Christians is that Christ, not the tribes of Israel is the light who will shine for those living in darkness.
Now, you might wonder what this has to do with dating and if we speak about dating in general terms then it’s not relevant. However, it has everything to do with Christian dating since this is a core belief, no matter which tradition you belong to Jesus of Nazareth is the long-awaited Messiah who will restore the relationship between God and humanity. He is the Light of the World!
Just think of the old Gospel song “This little light of mine”! Jesus is called the Light in the Gospel of John.
Christian Dating: Last Minute Dating Tips
Are you going somewhere? What a great chance to find a date!
I know that many people are stressed around Christmas but if you think about it, you will probably meet more people when you’re out buying Christmas gifts for the people you will celebrate Christmas with. If you already found a date for Christmas then I just want to say: Congratulations!
Otherwise: Consider every meeting with someone, as a potential date. If you’re going away to spend time with your family then this is not an option!
However, you might go to a local Church and celebrate Midnight mass somewhere: Great place to find yourself a date! Why not ask someone there to grab a cup of coffee after the mass or to go out and grab a lunch the following day? These are just a few dating tips that I came up with on the top of my head when I wrote this.
Next blog post
My next blog post will be published on December 25th, 2015.
It will be the beginning of the end of the series that has run on this blog for almost a year now, “Why do we celebrate Christmas?”
See you then,
Rickard
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