Would You Rather: Bible Edition for Christian Couples
- Aaron D'Anthony Brown Contributing Author
- Updated Jan 26, 2022
That time of the year is upon us again! No, not the highly anticipated gift-giving Christmas, or the much-feared but delicious Halloween. February brings something else, something romantic, more pink and red, a day we often dedicate to spending with our lovers.
Scripture is clear – as believers we live under a calling to be both humble and serve others (Philippians 2:3). Servitude is how we validate the belief that we are all made in the image of God and the importance of their existence, especially to our own lives.
While every day is an occasion for serving, holidays provide a great chance to go above and beyond any typical expectations. Holidays are an excuse to indulge in your partner, buying more than you normally would, doing more than you normally would, and just making them feel greater than just good.
Holidays stand apart from other days of the year, particularly when we make them special.
Valentine’s Day isn’t a day everyone anticipates, especially with half the country single, but there are those of us with loves in our lives. And once that special day comes around, we’ll need to figure out how to celebrate.
Should we do the same thing we did last year? Absolutely not. And there’s no use in asking them, that would ruin the surprise. Well, whatever you decide, there’s one thing you can do differently. Whether you’ve been dating for just a couple of months or have been married for years, we can never know a person’s full story. That means there is always something to learn. With this neat little verbal game, you can find out more about your significant other, and you never know, you may find out more about yourself too!
Here’s a list of Would You Rather: Bible Edition questions for you and your significant other to go through this Valentine’s Day.
If you don’t know how this game works, here’s a brief explanation: Take turns prompting one another with the question, “Would you rather,” and then read the two available options.
Example: Would you rather have a robe of many colors or a staff that parts water?
After he or she answers, then you do the same. Take turns going back and forth. Learn and laugh a bit as you love one another.
Would You Rather for Christian Couples
Would you rather be kicked out of the Garden of Eden, or stuck in the den of thieves?
Would you rather witness Jesus in person and never talk to Him, or never see Him in person but write back and forth through letters?
Would you rather God grant you all knowledge to solve every practical matter, or all wisdom to understand every moral circumstance?
Every Sunday, would you rather preach the Gospel in one church that is located far away and you have to walk to, or multiple churches that are close by?
Would you rather Jesus tells you something you always wanted to hear, or something you always needed to hear?
Would you rather have a child that is always laughing, or always smiling?
Would you rather God restore something that you lost, or give you something that you desire?
Would you rather be known by God for your mercy, or for your hope?
Would you rather spend your life working a job you hate but helps many people, or a job you love that only helps a few?
Would you rather be known by Jesus for your faith, or your ability to love?
Would you rather have fought alongside David in his battle with Goliath, or been there with David in the lions’ den?
Would you rather be able to choose our child’s occupation, or their spouse?
Would you rather have the stubbornness of Pharaoh, or the jealousy of Saul?
Would you rather have a robe of many colors, or a staff that parts water?
Would you rather have Aaron’s ability to communicate, or Moses’ ability to lead?
Would you rather heal the sick, or feed the hungry?
Would rather do something everyone notices and forgets, or do something one person notices and never forgets?
Would you rather have the ability to walk on water, or the power to heal one person through a touch?
Would you rather have the ability to pardon sin, or to control others’ behaviors?
Would you rather be able to dream your future and not be able to tell anyone, or dream other people’s futures and not be able to tell them?
Would you rather trade wisdom for riches, or riches for wisdom?
Would you rather have strength through the amount of hair you have, or the lack thereof?
Would you rather work as a carpenter, or as a shepherd?
Would you rather be a role-model with no close friends, or someone with close friends but not a role-model?
Would you rather suffer through all the circumstances faced by David, or by Job?
Would you rather God end all poverty, or end all wars?
Would you rather spend Valentine’s Day in the lions’ den, or aboard Noah’s ark?
Would you rather watch Jesus’ birth, or his ascension into Heaven?
Would you rather remember every Bible event but no characters’ names, or all characters’ names and no Bible events?
Would you rather spend a day in the shoes of your favorite Bible hero doing something bad, or in the shoes of your favorite Bible villain doing something good?
Would you rather live forever in a land flowing with milk and honey, or in the Garden of Eden?
Would you rather I give you an unforgettable and heartfelt Valentine’s Day gift and never give you anything on V-Day ever again, or give you a gift every Valentine’s Day but the gift is always mediocre?
Would you rather be perpetually stuck reading the Gospel, or speaking about the Gospel?
Would you rather watch Moses parting the Red Sea, or Noah assembling the ark?
In Conclusion
Make your Valentine’s Day special by spending it with the one you love. Use these questions to make the day a bit more interesting, and even informative. Do you know who some of these questions reference? How well do you know the Bible? What about your valentine? Discussing Scripture, no matter the occasion, is a sure way to build your faith. Remember, though we may love our husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend, they are not our first love. That position belongs to God. When they leave us, God remains. When we leave them, we move on to be with God.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them, love them, and serve this day. Right now, today is what we have!
“This is the day the Lord has made; let’s rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)
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Aaron D'Anthony Brown is a freelance writer, hip-hop dance teacher, and visual artist, living in Virginia. He currently contributes to Salem Web Network’s Crosswalk platform and supports various clients through the freelancing website Upwork. He's an outside-the-box thinker with a penchant for challenging the status quo.
Get in touch with him at aarondanthony.com and check out his debut short story anthology Honey Dreams on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.