But I would affirm that our identity determines our activity. Who we are informs what we do. So who are you when you are on a date? If you are a believer in Jesus, then you are a reconciled, adopted child of God. You are a son or daughter of the King of heaven. And while you are on a date, so is the person sitting across from you. So how do you deal with a child of royalty? That’s simple: with courtesy. The word courtesy means to behave with manners that fit a royal court. In time it came to mean politeness, respect, and kindness.
