Dear God,
Do you think that the world is bad today? We all do seemingly bad things but don't even feel it. Some things that seem so right in our eyes are wrong according to the Bible. It seems like a silly question to ask, but who's right- the Bible or the people? I often think of the Bible as an incredibly sexist book; times have changed haven't they? Shouldn't that make things different?
For example, dating is a thing today that was absolutely forbidden in the biblical times (when you married someone you didn't know and had kids with them; case closed). Today marriages come out of love and long-term relationships, and they're full of love. But these long-term relationships are preceded by a number of short ones which don't work out but are a part of life; they give us memories and make us who we are. Casual dating, I admit, is wrong (unless one's looking for love, one should not go around and just have sex). But sometimes short-term relationships were serious and just didn't work out. These short-term relationships are also considered adultery, I know. But how, other than by dating, can we find the one who's supposed to be our soulmate?
In the biblical times, marriage was more like the thing to do; a rite of passage. Today, it's more of a luxury; a lucky chance. Today, people marry because they love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives with each other, not because it is what you do at the age of 35 (or 17 as in the case of the biblical times). Today, it feels so wrong to marry someone without at all dating them first. How can you spend the rest of your life with a stranger?
Is our gut feeling against instant marriage wrong, or is it time for you to tell us how to live again? I would prefer if we had some sort of clarification. Times have changed.
Cheers.
For example, dating is a thing today that was absolutely forbidden in the biblical times (when you married someone you didn't know and had kids with them; case closed). Today marriages come out of love and long-term relationships, and they're full of love. But these long-term relationships are preceded by a number of short ones which don't work out but are a part of life; they give us memories and make us who we are. Casual dating, I admit, is wrong (unless one's looking for love, one should not go around and just have sex). But sometimes short-term relationships were serious and just didn't work out. These short-term relationships are also considered adultery, I know. But how, other than by dating, can we find the one who's supposed to be our soulmate?
In the biblical times, marriage was more like the thing to do; a rite of passage. Today, it's more of a luxury; a lucky chance. Today, people marry because they love each other and want to spend the rest of their lives with each other, not because it is what you do at the age of 35 (or 17 as in the case of the biblical times). Today, it feels so wrong to marry someone without at all dating them first. How can you spend the rest of your life with a stranger?
Is our gut feeling against instant marriage wrong, or is it time for you to tell us how to live again? I would prefer if we had some sort of clarification. Times have changed.
Cheers.
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