Bible verses about "dating" | Mace

¹⁴ Are you not become associates with infidels? but what affinity is there between virtue and vice? and what communication has light with darkness? ¹⁵ what concord can Christ maintain with Belial? what concern has a believer with an infidel?

³¹ whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do all to the glory of God.

⁴ Marriage is every where honourable, and that state is innocent: but the licentious and adulterers God will punish.

⁵ If any of you is deficient in prudence, let him ask it of God, who liberally gives to all without upbraiding: and he will give it.

¹² don't give occasion to any to despise your youth: but be a pattern to believers in your discourse, in your behaviour, by your charity, faith and chastity.

¹ Now as to the question you writ to me about; "whether it is best for a man not to marry?" ² I answer, with regard to the licentious, it is best for a man, to have his wife; and for a woman to have her husband. ³ let the husband discharge his obligations to his wife: and likewise the wife to the husband. ⁴ the wife has not the right of her own person, but the husband: and so likewise the husband has not the right of his own person, but the wife. ⁵ don't desert one another, unless you mutually consent to retire for a time, to the solemnity of prayer; and then come together again, lest satan make an attempt upon your continency. ⁶ but as for the rest, I speak it by way of counsel, and not of command. ⁷ for I wish that all men were as I myself am: but every man hath his proper gift from God, some one way, and some another. ⁸ As to the unmarried and widows, I say, it is best for them to continue so, as I do. ⁹ but if they have not the gift, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to be in pain. ¹⁰ as to the married, I enjoin this rule, not as from my self, but from the Lord, that a woman should not leave her husband: ¹¹ but if she has separated herself, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. ¹² But as to the other cases, which were not decided by the Lord; I say, if any brother has a pagan wife, who likes to live with him, let him not put her away. ¹³ and if a woman has a pagan husband, who likes to live with her, let her not leave him. ¹⁴ for the unbelieving husband is christianiz'd by the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is christianiz'd by the believing husband: else were your children heathens: whereas they are christians. ¹⁵ but if the infidel will separate, let him go: a brother or a sister is not inslaved in such cases. but God has called us to peace; for how do you know, ¹⁶ O wife, but you may save your husband? or how do you know, O man, but you may save your wife? ¹⁷ Whatever condition God has allotted to any man, let him go on in the same state he was in when he became a christian: this I give as a standing rule to all churches. ¹⁸ does a Jew turn Christian? let him not pretend to be uncircumcised: does a Gentile turn Christian? let him not become circumcised. ¹⁹ circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, in comparison of obeying the divine commands. ²⁰ let every man continue in the same state he was in when he turn'd christian. ²¹ were you called being a slave? be not perplex'd about it; but if you can obtain your freedom, don't refuse it. ²² for the slave that turns christian, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, the freeman that becomes a convert is Christ's servant. ²³ have you been redeemed from slavery? then, don't turn slaves. ²⁴ brethren, let every man conscientiously continue in the state he was in when he was converted. ²⁵ As to the case of celibacy, I have no positive instructions: yet my advice deserves to be regarded, as coming from one the divine favour has distinguished.

¹⁸ flee licentiousness. no other sin that a man commits does affect the church as a body: but the licentious commits a fraud against the whole body to which he belongs.

³ and such is the will of God, that you should be holy, and avoid licentiousness; ⁴ that every one of you should take care to preserve the dignity of his ⁵ person unsullied by the vices of the Gentiles, who know not God:

¹⁴ Are you not become associates with infidels? but what affinity is there between virtue and vice? and what communication has light with darkness?

³³ be not deceived : "vicious conversation corrupts good morals."

⁴ Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently, ⁵ is not self-interested, is not easily provoked, nor suspects any ill; ⁶ it does not countenance injustice, but smiles upon virtue; ⁷ it excuses all things, believes what is favourable, hopes for the best, and suffers the worst.

²² Avoid the passions of youth. pursue justice, fidelity, benevolence and concord with all sincere christians.