Is It Okay To Be Interested In Dating Outside My Race?

Q: Is it okay for me to be interested in people outside my race? What about using dating apps? I sometimes feel like I can't wait on God, so I run to the apps.

A: Yes, it is okay for you to be interested in people outside your race. There is a lot of crazy talk about this today, and I understand why some people feel that multi-racial marriage is being promoted as an ideal. However, I don't think it should be imposed on anyone. At the same time, no one should feel guilty or ashamed for having a romantic attraction to someone of another race and marrying that person.

Let's get back to the principle of Christian liberty. If your Christian liberty in Jesus Christ leads you to be attracted to someone outside your own race and you want to marry them, you have the freedom to do that. Conversely, you also have the liberty to prefer to marry someone of your own race. Both choices are valid within the framework of Christian liberty. It's important to remember that neither demanding interracial marriage nor prohibiting it aligns with the principle of Christian liberty.

As for dating apps, it seems to you that using them contradicts waiting on God. While I know people have found good marriages through dating apps, use them only if you can do so as an expression of waiting on God, rather than denying that waiting. I am not very familiar with the dating app world, so I can't speak with authority about it. However, remember the biblical principle: whatever is not of faith is sin. If you can use a dating app in faith, trusting that God can use it to connect you with the right person, then I think that's fine.