The first is that we must separate from the world’s view on dating because God’s way contradicts the world’s 2 Peter 2: We should find out if the person has been born again in the Spirit of Christ John 3: The ultimate goal of dating or courting is finding a life partner. The Bible tells us that, as Christians, we should not marry an unbeliever 2 Corinthians 6: When one is in a committed relationship, whether dating or courting, it is important to remember to love the Lord above all else Matthew Also, we are not to defile our bodies by having premarital sex 1 Corinthians 6:

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This edict advocates the adoption of “godliness” using the Greek term Eusebeia for Dharma. Mosaic of early missionary to the East St. Francis Xavier The history of Buddhism goes back to what is now Bodh Gaya , India almost six centuries before Christianity, making it one of the oldest religions still practiced. The four canonical gospels date from around 70—90 AD, the Pauline epistles having been written before them around 50—60 AD. By the early second century, post-apostolic Christian theology had taken shape, in the works of authors such as Irenaeus , although Christianity is seen as the fulfillment of Jewish prophecy regarding the “Messiah” which dates back much further.

Starting in the s, authors such as Will Durant suggested that Greco-Buddhist representatives of Emperor Ashoka who traveled to Syria , Egypt and Greece may have helped prepare the ground for Christian teaching. Several prominent Greek Buddhist missionaries are known Mahadharmaraksita and Dharmaraksita and the Indo-Greek king Menander I converted to Buddhism, and is regarded as one of the great patrons of Buddhism. Bentley suggest that there is a real possibility that Buddhism influenced the early development of Christianity.