Hi, dear saints of God. In this post today, we are going to discuss the 7 main dangers of dating unbelievers that will remind you why dating an unbeliever is always a bad idea as a Christian.
As a Christian, you will know that you must not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. Sadly many, aren’t heeding this warning which is why many have ended up in abusive marriages.
By the end of this post, you will know all the 7 dangers of dating non-Christians that will help you not date one regardless of how tempting it may be. Let’s dive in.
7 Dangers Of Dating Non-Christians.
1. Unequal Yoke.
The first major danger you will face as a single Christian woman or man if you date an unbeliever is you risk being in an unequally yoked relationship due to the different core values you both have 2 Corinthians 6:14 warns about.
For example, if you are a young Christian lady dating a non-Christian guy, that guy may ask you to open your legs to sleep with him and uncover your nakedness before him. You well know that sex before marriage is sinful.
As a result, your sinful partner will now start gaslighting you into having sex with him to prove your love. If you are too emotionally invested in the guy, you will find yourself in a very difficult situation.
This is the reason why many young single Christian women have compromised and fallen into sexual immorality all because they wanted to please their sinful boyfriend by unveiling their nakedness to him before going to the marriage altar.
For this reason, as a believer, you must not date any unbeliever. Instead, date within your tribe so that these complicated issues don’t happen. Doing so will help you have a good foundation for your future marriage free of strife.
I know temptations to date an unbeliever especially if they are pretty or handsome like the full moon will always be there. But by God’s grace, you can overcome that temptation and stand your ground.
Check: 7 Major Dangers That Come With Unequally Yoked Relationships.
2. Risk Of Compromising Your Christian Values.
The second major risk that will come if you find yourself dating an unbeliever in a romantic relationship is you risk compromising your Christian values just to please your sinful partner you are unequally yoked with.
For instance, as a believer, you may believe in no sex before marriage and moving in together before both of you get married but it may not be so with your sinful partner.
Consequently, your sinful partner may start seeing you as weird to them moving in together and sleeping around like animals like there’s no tomorrow while unmarried is a normal thing to them.
Since you want to maintain peace and please your sinful partner, you will find yourself relaxing and compromising to accommodate them without even you knowing.
By the time you realize what has happened, you have fallen into sin. Remember, no sinful relationship is worth compromising your Christian values on.
Stand firm on your values concerning Christian relationships as your date for marriage. If you do that, God will remember you and reward you with the godly spouse your heart has always desired.
3. Risk Of Backsliding.
Thirdly, if you date a person who’s not a Christian, you will risk backsliding and turning away from the faith that was once dear to you. As 1 Corinthians 15:33 says evil communication will always corrupt good morals.
Don’t ever think in your foolish pride that you can change your sinful partner as only God can do that. You will end up being changed into a person you no longer recognize, instead.
I hear a lot of desperate single Christians, especially women who think it’s their job to change or fix their sinful partner they are in a relationship with.
It’s the reason why many of these Christian ladies have ended up in abusive marriages and are now wishing they had listened to God’s voice so as not to continue that unequally yoked relationship.
However, because of their immature fleshly desires and desperation of wanting to be in a relationship and to be loved by a man who tricked them, they end up marrying a devil.
You need to understand that it’s not your job to fix a man or woman. If you find yourself dating an unsaved person, do yourself a favor by breaking up with that person before things get worse.
4. You’ll End Up In An Abusive Marriage.
Another danger that will come to you as a Christian especially if you are a young maturing Christian single woman desiring to be in love if you date a heathen is you will end up in an abusive marriage.
One thing I want to tell you my dear single sister in the Lord desiring marriage and a godly family is don’t rush to marry and don’t let desperation make you settle for an ungodly man.
Just look at how domestic violence cases are on the rise even in churches where Christian women and wives have been turned into punching bags by their devilish husbands who don’t understand what truly loving a woman is all about.
If you watch the news, I am sure you hear countless stories all the time where wives have been brutally murdered by their so-called demonic-crazed Christian husbands.
The amount of emotional, spiritual, verbal, and physical abuse many of these Christian wives endure at the hands of their wicked husbands is unbelievable.
I am sure you don’t want to end up in a marriage like that or be another statistic of domestic violence dying before your appointed time all because you never heeded the warning of not marrying an unbeliever.
Please, my dear beloved sister and brother in Christ reading this now understand no man or woman is worth losing your life for in an abusive marriage which isn’t God’s will for you. Henceforth avoid dating unbelievers.
5. Risk Of Falling Into Sexual Sin
Falling into sexual sin 1 Corinthians 6:18 tells us to flee from especially as young Christian youths maturing into adults is another danger that will come if you are dating an unbeliever.
As a Christian, you need to be chaste and maintain your sexual purity. But this will be hard to do if you are romantically involved with your sinful partner who sees nothing wrong with premarital sex.
You must understand even as a young Christian woman or Christian man, you are still a biological human being with sexual feelings which is why you can’t afford to be careless with the opposite sex.
Don’t ever think you are strong as there is no such thing as a strong person when it comes to sexual feelings as we are all vulnerable. If King David fell by being in the wrong place at the wrong time what makes you think you won’t fall?
This is why you must avoid being in a relationship with an unbeliever no matter how much you are attracted to them. I know this is easier said and done especially when hormones are raging in your body.
However, as a young single Christian lady value yourself by not spreading your legs wide open to every Jim and Jack that promises you love. Keep your legs closed, dear sister, and don’t let anyone other than your future spouse uncover your nakedness.
As a young Christian man as well don’t let what’s in your pants make you go on a rampage carelessly dumping your precious seed into women you aren’t willing to commit to. Give the honor of receiving your seed to your future wife.
Check: Why Is Sexual Immorality A Sin & Such A Big Deal To God?
6. You’ll Miss God’s Perfect Will.
Missing God’s perfect will during this crucial stage of life when choosing a suitable life partner in marriage will be another danger you will have if you stubbornly insist on dating an unbeliever.
Choosing who to marry is one of the most vital decisions you will ever make in your life and if you mess up in this area, your life is guaranteed to be miserable and full of regrets.
I know you don’t want to end up like that as many have due to their disobedience to simple instructions from the Lord and their pastor not to date or marry a person with a sketchy Christian life.
God’s will for you my dear brother and sister in Christ desiring to get married soon if you marry the right person who shares the same Christian values you have. This is so that you can have a happy trouble-free marriage.
However, if you are unequally yoked with an unbeliever, you are outside God’s will for you concerning relationships as light and darkness can’t mix.
I pray that you don’t mess up during this crucial stage in your life by allowing your hormones or your flesh to take over at the last minute. Let God, not your feelings lead you on who to marry.
Regardless of the temptations to settle with a non-Christian in marriage don’t fall for it if you want to have a happy Christian marriage in the future with the wife or husband of your dreams.
Check: 7 Easy Ways To Know God’s Will In Your Relationship During Dating.
7. You Might End Up In Hell.
Lastly, the danger of ending up in hellfire is a reality that comes when you are dating an unbeliever who will want you to partake of their sins and sinful lifestyle.
For example, where do you think you will go if you die unrepentant in your sexual sins, drugs, and drunkenness if you die suddenly by being killed by your sinful partner or an overdose?
Hell, obviously as nothing unclean will ever enter heaven as Revelations 21:27 tells us. I am sure you have heard or witnessed stories of people being killed as a result of getting involved in complicated love triangles.
This is the danger that comes if you court a non-Christian as they will want you to do harmful things like drugs, sex before marriage, getting drunk, etc. which will put you in a vulnerable spot.
Remember, no relationship, man, or woman is worth losing your salvation and going to hell for as any relationship, man and woman can easily be replaced but not so with your life.
Once you mess up and die in your sins either by being killed by your abusive sin partner due to an altercation which usually happens in these sinful relationships, it’s game over for you, dear.
This is why you must never risk your salvation just to please your flesh by being in a sinful ungodly relationship set as a trap by the devil to ruin your life as he has done to many people.
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Conclusion.
There you have it, the 7 major dangers of dating unbelievers I wanted you to be aware of so that you don’t end up marrying a prayer point or end up in an abusive marriage from hell.
I pray you heed what you have read and stick to dating within your Christian tribe if you desire a healthy happy Christian marriage full of God’s love and joy.
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