1. Match.com has been around for a while now and they still have managed to keep up with the times.  They are one of the largest dating services next to Matchmaker and e-Harmony.  They now offer their service called “MatchMobile” for member’s cell phones.  You can update your profile, search for matches or initiate contact with others who peak your interest right from the convenience of your home.  Enjoy the same great features on your phone as you do online via your PC.  Members can even utilize location based tools to search for singles that are local to their area.  Match.com has a good track record for joining together Christian singles and with their smartly designed matching system, it makes it even easier.  Playing cupid is what Match.com does best and being able to use their services on your smart phone just takes it one step further.
2.   ChristianMingle.com is a registered trademark of MingleMatch, Inc. and they have been in business since 1996 providing Christian singles an opportunity to connect with someone in a Christian relationship or just to find new friends.  Finding gods match for you just got easier and is less expensive compared to other Christian based dating sites.  Their website was recently updated.  For only $13.99 per month, members can use smilies, cards and IM to meet their lifelong love matches.   They allow members to connect on every level and the smiles feature is a great way to break the ice.  Finding a good Christian dating service is a gift from above and Christian Mingle allows you to walk the path that god has set aside for you.  See what you have in common with your Christian connection and get to know Christian Mingle better to see all the great features they can offer you.
3.   eHarmony.com actually began as a Christian dating site and so they are grounded in what’s truly important in finding valued matches.  Although users might have to navigate around certain sections of the site that might promote a more casual dating practice, we still think it’s a worthwhile site and they now even welcome Christian Gays and Lesbians with open arms.  Their philosophy impression is that they treat all users with dignity and respect, no matter what your age or gender.  One of the requirements that participants must be willing to complete is their US patented matching compatibility test.  Christians can list very detailed matching criteria in order to examine and fulfill their core value beliefs with finding a partner for lasting happiness and fruitful relationships.
4.   BigChurch.com has been joining people together in faith and love since the year 2000 and offers an alternative dating scene.  The website has a surprisingly large member data base and is filled with loving individuals who have honest and Christian like values just waiting to meet their life partners.   Besides romance, they also offer people the chance to find pen pals, friends or even bible study buddies.  The main objective for Big Church is to give members an outlet for communication by providing a virtuous atmosphere and interest group activities for Christians.  Members can choose from three categories to specify what they are looking for. Once free members sign up, they can then browse through their large international database to connect with other members.  Meet wholesome and interesting people by setting up a friend page or pop into one of Big Church’s varied chat rooms to introduce yourself.
5.   Chemistry.com is slowly growing to be quite a contender in the dating niche market and is actually a great competitor against e-Harmony.   They offer members a guided communication system to assist them in initiating contact with their matches.  Advice can be found sprinkled about the site in the form of blogs, interviews and videos.  This gives the members the confidence they need on how to handle the first five dates.  The sign up process is not short and requires a little bit of patience.  The profile questionnaire takes about 45 minutes and includes a 4 phase process in which Christians can select the most important relationship essentials, short answers, e-mail and how they feel about in-person meetings.  The majority of the member base seems to be more women than men age 35 and older.   If you’re ready to give online Christian dating a try, they are sponsoring a current special that gives members 3 months of service for the price of a one month subscription.
6. SinglesofFaith.com is a great online community of like-minded Christians who want to find partners who want to share their love of god with one another.  They focus on spirituality as the foundation of their dating site and prepares members for finding the partner that god wants them to be with.  There is a blended combination of a Christian singles dating site and an outreach ministry service.  They offer a quick and easy sign up process that includes completing a sentence to screen new members such as “I want to meet those who say a Christian is”, etc.  This process helps to screen out members who are not totally invested in finding a true Christian match.   A nice feature of Singles of Faith is that you can still join as a guest, even if you cannot afford to pay their monthly membership fee.  Unpaid members can search a number of areas, as well as upload their photo, create a profile and send e-mails.  They frequently run Christian events and workshops where members can meet one another in person to establish a fruitful relationship.  Overall, their membership prices are fair and each profile seems to be highly detailed with member photos for easy browsing.
7.   PerfectMatch.com rest assures that they will find their lifelong partner and establish meaningful connections.  PerfectMatch has become so popular is has been featured in many magazines and talk shows.  Their exclusive Duet Compatibility Profile system will ensure that you get a quality match that shares your faith in the Lord.   PerfectMatch is universal, but has a large member base of 50 and older Christian singles.  The growth of singles that are aged 50 and older has almost doubled since 2005 and is not designed for the casual dater.   PerfectMatch offers a guarantee to paid members who have stayed longer than a month.  If you decide you are not satisfied with the selected number of matches that are sent to you, they will extend your membership with no additional fees for a limited time.  With this type of guarantee, it’s hard to go wrong.   Visit them today to purchase a 2 month membership and get 2 months for free!
8. ChristianCafe.com is the one of the largest Christian based dating sites for Christian singles online today.  Christian Café carries a lot of credibility, as they have been around for a long time.  They provide a place where religious based singles can be matched to one another from a high quality group of people.  This Christian based group features a wide spectrum of people who have good morals, values and share a lot of the same views about their beliefs.  The site claims to contain over 100,000 like-minded Christians in their database from almost every age range and Christian denomination.  The majority of their member base is from the U.S. and Canada.   Bringing Christian singles together, as well as closer to god is their #1 outreach goal.  Christiancafe.com offers a place for singles where they can feel free to establish emotional bonds and healthy faith based relationships.  Partners who are searching for a companion that meets their needs and also share a commitment to God will find their website a breath of fresh air.   The site is well organized and easy to use offering an abundance of search tools for members to use.
9.   MatchMaker.com offers one of the best well rounded dating communities on the web today.  They have been online long enough to develop a solid reputation for safety and screening.  A nice perk for new members is that they can browse Christian members before having to sign up for the service.  Users can search using site specifics on age, location and be matched up to other companions looking for a soulful connection.  Self-discovery quizzes will give users the tools for a head start and narrow down the playing field.  Several options are available to create just the right environment to selecting someone with great core values, including the use of video introductions inside member profiles.  Even though video match and voicemail have additional fees, they seem well worth every penny when it comes to finding your perfect Christian love match.  Lasting romance waits, as Matchmaker is communicating god’s love one match at a time.
10.   CatholicMingle.com If your Catholic and want a serious dating site to match you to other Catholic faith based individuals, Catholic Match is for you.  It’s actually not just for dating.  Members can search for friends, partners, chat partners or vocations. Catholic Match was started in 1998 and promotes Catholicism among forums, web quotes and chat.  The site offers an online Catholic magazine, as well as a free personal temperament assessment test based on Catholic studies.  A site events schedule is provided to users so that they can keep track of conferences, bible studies, rosary groups and book clubs.  Users can find honest and lasting faithful relationships in a fun and exciting atmosphere. Catholic Match offers numerous chat rooms and forums that are rich in information and educates members on the ins and outs of Catholicism.  It is important to note that free users and guests have limited capabilities.  Before completing a profile it is best to keep this in mind.

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To live a God-centered life is to put Jesus first, above all else.  Christianity brings us so many gifts, and one of those gifts is the knowledge of how to keep the love of Jesus at the center of our lives

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6.33

The happiest Christian dating couples view their romantic involvement as a way to demonstrate their commitment to Christ. Tim Tebow of Denver Broncos fame says, ““It’s attractive when girls have faith. That is a big thing for me.”  For true Christians, a relationship without faith at its core cannot succeed.

While we may not marry the first person we date, or even the first person we fall in love with, Christian dating involves the search for the person that Christ has intended for us.

Look at the happiest married couples, and you will find a man and a woman who share a commitment to living as Christ taught.  Concerns about liking the same foods or cheering the same football teams are eclipsed by shared worship and shared faith.

For many Christian dating couples, dealing with passion and sexual desire is a great challenge. This is when respect for the Lord leads to mutual respect, one of the pillars of an enduring relationship.

Women and men alike must also respect the power of sexual temptation. The desire to give way to passion can seem irresistible at times for some individuals.  For Christian dating couples, resisting this temptation is as an act of worship, and a gesture of respect in a greater sense for the Lord.

Premarital sex is actually a sin against each other. This is why Paul writes in I Corinthians 7:2:

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife and every woman have her own husband.  

God clearly blesses the physical union after holy marriage.

Showing respect for each other by resisting temptation is a part of your God-centered life.  Remember the words of James:

But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can’t stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

As simple as this may sound, putting God above all else will bring you the needed strength to resist temptation and show respect during Christian dating, or after marriage.  For couples working together to discover the path to enduring love, family, and salvation, it is the only Christian dating advice that makes sense.

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