Joshua Harris Quotes

Intimacy without commitment, like icing without cake, can be sweet, but it ends up making us sick.

Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us.

Having a girlfriend was no longer my greatest need. Knowing and obeying Him was . I wanted to please Him in my relationships even if it meant looking radical and foolish to other people - even if it meant kissing dating goodbye.

We want to stay on the straight and narrow path and serve God, yet we continue a practice that often pulls us in the wrong direction.

As I see it, dating is a product of our entertainment-driven, disposable-everything American culture...Love and romance became things people could solely enjoy for their recreational value.

The joy of intimacy is the reward of commitment.

I won't pretend that I've arrived at humble orthodoxy. When I gain a bit of theological knowledge, I all too frequently get puffed up with pride. But I'll tell you what deflates my arrogance and self-righteousness faster than anything else: trying to live whatever truth I have.

True love isn’t just expressed in passionately whispered words oran intimate kiss or an embrace; before two people are married, love isexpressed in self-control, patience, even words left unsaid.