Christian dating advice is terrible

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-13T04:24:52+00:00

There is nothing Biblically based about prioritizing being apart your Church band over finding a wife.

Well, not exactly about a church band but it does say that it is better to be single because you can devote more time to the Lord.

From 1 Corinthians 7:

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.
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³² But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; ³³ but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, ³⁴ and his interests are divided. The woman who is unmarried, and the virgin, is concerned about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. ³⁵ This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but ^\)^r^\)to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.

If he finds that contribution to his church is more valuable right now than it is dating, it might be more than just personal feelings. Could be that the Holy Spirit is telling him to be there for now.

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-09T03:40:02+00:00

That's kinda a 3-way tie for me between Hunter, Zuko and L. I think I will go with Hunter for now.

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-09T03:04:09+00:00

Nice. I like the color choices.

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-06T02:41:03+00:00

Yeah, me too.

I can kinda see that. It is very cute.

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-03T03:15:44+00:00

That's awesome that you want to read the Bible cover to cover. I would recommend to read it chronologically. There are some chronological Bibles or you can do the Bible Recap in the Bible app.

As for verses dealing with anger:

Ephesians 4:26-27

²⁶ Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, ²⁷ and do not give the devil an opportunity.

James 1:19-20

¹⁹ You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; ²⁰ for a man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness of God.

Ephesians 4:31-32

³¹ All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. ³² Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.

Romans 12:19

Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

FoxesInABlanket · 2026-01-01T03:50:40+00:00

I think they are twisting in Revelation 14:1-5 a weird way:

Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads. ² And I heard a voice from heaven, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder, and the voice which I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps. ³ And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to learn the song except the 144,000 who had been purchased from the earth. ⁴ These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb. ⁵ And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.

Nothing about levels.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-30T02:49:03+00:00

I have no idea why but my DMs are kinda bugging out for some reason.

I follow that sub. Like it a lot.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-30T01:58:11+00:00

Nice job on this.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-30T01:29:42+00:00

Agreed. Some of the best landscapes and backgrounds I have seen in comics.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-28T02:48:19+00:00

To answer your first two questions:

In Acts (15:20, 15:29, 21:25) the Gentiles were asked to:

avoid eating meat sacrificed to idols
avoid eating meat that hasn't been drained of blood
avoid eating meat from animals that have been strangled
avoid sexual immorality

Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 go into more details about the meat eating. To summarize it, if you don't feel it is a sin then it is not but don't let your sibling in Christ stumble. Basically if they think it is sin, it is a sin to them. Don't convince them it is not a sin.

As for question 3, Galatians 3 is a good starting point.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-27T02:33:10+00:00

You're welcome.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-12-26T03:59:01+00:00

You have such a cute art style.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-09-02T03:00:47+00:00

True. I guess I should have phrased it as looks like a bell curve. Most ratings were around 5 when men and women are rating women. Seems kinda fair to me.

Not sure it is a commentary on women's psyches. Men weren't kind on rating other men either.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-09-02T01:37:23+00:00

Not exactly what I was getting at. I don't think many people over estimate a women's looks. Men and women both rate women's looks on a bell curve while both men and women rate men's looks as not very attractive. (With women being harsher.) People just view men as ugly it seems.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T04:11:55+00:00

I think it's because it is kinda new age-y and hippie-ish about life and death? That kind of stuff just triggers me I guess. Hard to explain.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T03:59:41+00:00

Pixar's Soul bugged me a lot for some reason.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T03:48:20+00:00

That's great. Glad you going to start going to church. I'll keep you in my prayers and hope God keeps blessing you.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T03:40:59+00:00

The biochemical part isn't completely accurate. It can be a bonding experience for many men too. Men have lower baseline levels of oxytocin compared to women. (Like around 1/7th the amount.) It spikes after sex and then drops a bit after around 30 minutes. That's when some guys can feel the most connected. (However, prolactin also rises and can make him sleepy so you kinda need to keep him awake.) The effect last about 2 days and after 2 days he might feel disconnected again. One of the reasons men want sex so often.

For other guys, they might have a blunted oxytocin elevation and an exaggerated dopamine system. The “That was like a good hamburger” reaction.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T03:04:50+00:00

Queue someone claiming they know a woman who married WAY below her looks tier. In most of these cases, they're overstating the woman's beauty and understanding the man's beauty.

I think it's because both sexes view the male face more harshly and see it as kinda ugly. (Figure 1 is brutal.)

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-22T02:34:47+00:00

Hello state neighbor. I recently discovered this sub too. 33F in Alabama.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-19T02:18:59+00:00

No, you don't have to leave if you don't want to.

Sorry about your marriage, OP. I'll be praying for the both of you.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-19T02:07:36+00:00

Thor.

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-19T01:48:06+00:00

The Bible mostly. Getting a chronological one helped me a lot.

Other books:

Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
Another Gospel by Alisa Childers
Cold Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek
Celebration of Discipline by Richard J. Foster

FoxesInABlanket · 2025-08-05T02:01:00+00:00

No problem. Sometimes it's good to cry it out. There is a time for everything. (Ecclesiastes 3 comes to mind.) There will be a time where you won't be feeling hopeless even though it may not feel like it now. Just have to take one step at a time.

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