I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris - Indonesian edition / Sebuah Perspektif Baru Dalam Berpacaran Dan Menjalin Hubungan / Paperback 2014

Paperback 2014

ISBN-10: 9793739185

ISBN:  9789793739182 / 978-9793739182

PAGES: 222

PUBLISHER: Immanuel

LANGUAGE: Indonesian

English Summary:

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 

Indonesian Description:

I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris Buku Religi, dengan panggilan untuk cinta yang tulus, kemurnian sejati, dan kelincahan yang bertujuan, tetap menjadi buku yang mana yang lain dibandingkan dengan kencan dan pacaran Kristen. Ini menantang asumsi budaya tentang hubungan dan menyediakan alternatif alkitabiah yang solid. 

About the Author:

Joshua Harris lives outside Washington, D.C., in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where he's a pastor at Covenant Life Church. His greatest passion is preaching the gospel and calling his generation to wholehearted devotion to God. Each January he leads a national conference for singles called New Attitude.