Is the concept of a soul mate a biblical and wise one?
No.
A key excerpt:
In a biblical view, there is not “one right choice” for marriage, but rather good and bad choices. We are encouraged to use wisdom, not destiny, as our guide when choosing a marital partner. There is no indication that God creates “one” person for us to marry. This is because Christians believe that God brings the primary meaning into our lives. Marriage — though wonderful — is still secondary.
Passages from the Bible discussed. Read the whole thing.
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Yep. The Bible gives lots of wisdom advice and has rules for whom you can marry (Christians only, opposite sex) but nothing about a “soul mate.” I’ve known of too many people who divorced their spouse to marry a “soul mate” only to find an even “better” soul mate later.
I agree. I think Christians need to be a lot more responsible about making their own decisions by applying the Bible, not by looking for clues, coincidences and feelings.
Neil, that’s a good point about how the idea of soul mate may detract from making a commitment. Whenever I talk to my friends who are happily married, they always stress to me the notion of commitment and unselfishness.