Comments on: 5 Step Dating Method for Men

By: gortexgrrl

gortexgrrl — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:28:03 +0000

“don’t forget the second part of Proverbs 18:22–that a man who finds a wife finds favor from the Lord.”
This isn’t a verse about “dependence upon God”, it’s about receiving favor from the Lord when you do something good, as when you a find a woman and marry her. Obedience = favor from God.

By: Francis T.

Francis T. — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:21:52 +0000

I’ve noticed that working on step one ultimately becomes the good bait. At least for Godly women who pay attention.

By: Bill P.

Bill P. — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:35:02 +0000

GORTEXGRRL,
I think you’re totally right. A lot of guys are really passive, but don’t forget the second part of Proverbs 18:22–that a man who finds a wife finds favor from the Lord. We face an active dependance on God.
We step up, but he must provide and ordain a union.
This is a great post, though, JT!

By: gortexgrrl

gortexgrrl — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:12:07 +0000

About Step 2, if a guy wants to marry, there’s no reason he should have to think about whether or not he has “the gift of singleness”. For one, the GoS doesn’t exist. It was a mistranslation of the Living Bible (now the NLT) that has since been fixed. Secondly, the Bible speaks of marriage entirely in the language of personal choice (see 1 Cor 7:8,36, 39, 1 Cor 9:5).
Perhaps the reason why so many guys don’t “step up” is because they’ve had the GoS preached at them so many times, they think that God will just “bring” them a godly woman, when in fact the scriptures speak of wives as something you must “find” yourself (Proverbs 18;22).

By: Leslie Follmar

Leslie Follmar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:13:07 +0000

wow…how simple! now, any advice for girls?