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Joshua Harris's first book, written when he was only 21, turned the
Christian singles scene upside down...and people are still talking.
More than 800,000 copies later, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, with its
inspiring call to sincere love, real purity, and purposeful
singleness, remains the benchmark for books on Christian dating.
Now, for the first time since its release, the national #1
bestseller has been expanded with new content and updated for new
readers. Honest and practical, it challenges cultural assumptions
about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to
society's norm.
While most Christians agree to seek purity and save sex for
marriage, few have been given a blueprint for how that should affect
their view of dating and love. In I
Kissed Dating Goodbye, Joshua Harris
exposes the "Seven Habits of Highly Defective Dating" and offers a
realistic outline of how to have a biblical vision of marriage.
Harris contends that one must begin with a new attitude, viewing
love, purity, and singleness from God's perspective rather than
thinking that love and romance are to be enjoyed "solely for
recreation." In such well-named chapters as "Guarding Your Heart"
and "What Matters at Fifty," Harris encourages the reader to look at
one's character rather than reveling in infatuation, to regard love
as a truly selfless, biblical act rather than a feeling. He refutes
the concept that we are victims of "falling in love" (that it is
beyond our control), saying that "God wants us to seek guidance from
scriptural truth, not feeling. Smart love looks beyond personal
desires and the gratification of the moment. It looks at the big
picture: serving others and glorifying God." Before you roll your
eyes, moaning that this sounds terribly unromantic, know that Harris
does a superb job of couching his convictions in the sincere belief
that if we are purposeful in our singleness and date with integrity,
a fulfilled marriage awaits us--in God's timing.
--Jill Heatherly
I Kissed
Dating Goodbye
By: Joshua Harris
ISBN-10: 1590521358 ISBN-13: 9781590521359
Publisher: Multnomah Books - 2003-04-01
Paperback | Updated Edition | 238 Pages | List Price: $13.99 (USD) |
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
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