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We express true love in obedience to God and service to others- not reckless or selfish behavior- and we choose these behaviors.

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Joshua Harris
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: December 30
Author
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Dayton
Ohio
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The common error today is to bring God so close that we strip Him of His godness. We think we have him figured out. So God becomes our pal, our buddy, our Divine Butler. from Dug Down Deep
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The doctrine of Scripture teaches us about the authority of God's Word. Scripture must be the final rule of faith and practice for our lives. Not our feelings or emotions. Not signs or prophetic words or hunches.
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Having a girlfriend was no longer my greatest need. Knowing and obeying Him was . I wanted to please Him in my relationships even if it meant looking radical and foolish to other people - even if it meant kissing dating goodbye.
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I'm not saying dating is sinful, and I'm not saying a guy and a girl should never spend time alone together. I'm saying let's wait until we can be purposeful, so there's a reason behind our relationship, and we're not just stirring up passion for the sake of a good time.
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During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.
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I've come to see that you can limit God is different ways. You can limit Him by thinking he can never work in spectacular ways. But you can also limit Him by thinking that only the spectacular is meaningful. - from Dug Down Deep
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We want to stay on the straight and narrow path and serve God, yet we continue a practice that often pulls us in the wrong direction.
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Intimacy without commitment, like icing without cake, can be sweet, but it ends up making us sick.
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When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, He'll reveal the right person under the right circumstances.
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Courtship is a commitment - it's a promise not to play games with another person's heart.
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Wisdom in relationships involves a selfless desire to do what's best for the other person.
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When we define our happiness by some point in the future, it will never arrive. We'll keep waiting until tomorrow. If we allow impatience to govern us, we will miss the gift of the moment. We'll arrive at that point in time we expected to provide fulfillment and find it lacking.
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True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it in a lifestyle that flees opportunities for compromise.
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I am a sucker for romance and I love girls and that is a terrible combination, because romance has the ability to overwhelm your perspective.
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When you dress and behave in a way that is designed primarily to arouse sexual desire in men, you are committing pornography with your life.
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If you're not ready to get married, don't grab at a relationship. Patiently wait for the right time to start one that can eventually lead to marriage. If you're ready for marriage and you're in a relationship, don't let impatience cause you to rush. Take your time. Enjoy where God has the two of you right now.
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You get up and you preach a sermon and people walk away thinking what a great guy - and that's a failure as a pastor. Our job is to proclaim Christ.
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I won't stick around to see how much temptation I can take. God is not impressed with my ability to stand up to sin. He is more impressed by the obedience I show when I run from it.
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God will make right all that is wrong, He will take away the lingering effect of sin and what's not right in our lives. He knows how painful life in this world can be.
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