Non christian relationships
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What do you mean by "ok?" Unless you simply want thumbs up or down from strangers, and that's really not useful, we need more. Keep in mind, if you had asked if it was ok to marry a believer, you'd probably get a lot of thumbs up, but there are lots of Christian marriages that aren't ok in any sense we'd agree on. The question for me usually is not if something is ok, but whether I'm willing to live with the consequences.
At the very least, when your spouse does not share your religious views, to simply communicate you need two sets of vocabulary. This is like having two separate drawers full of silverware, since we're on cutlery already. This is more meaningful than it might seem; in mixed-language households, for example, the choice of "knife" over "cuchillo" can ruin an evening.
At the very least, when your spouse does not share your religious views, to simply communicate you need two sets of vocabulary. This is like having two separate drawers full of silverware, since we're on cutlery already. This is more meaningful than it might seem; in mixed-language households, for example, the choice of "knife" over "cuchillo" can ruin an evening.
J
first make God the centre of your life, then once you have ordered your life around Him, you will come to your own conclusions in line with His Word . . . I suspect that once you do that you'll realise why the answer is no. I've had to learn this the hard way!
I understand others comments about true love between two people but that is the way of the flesh, the saying. . the heart wants what the heart wants wd be better written. . The heart wants what the flesh wants.
Connect your spirit with Gods spirit first and His perfect plan for your life will fall into place.
Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you
I understand others comments about true love between two people but that is the way of the flesh, the saying. . the heart wants what the heart wants wd be better written. . The heart wants what the flesh wants.
Connect your spirit with Gods spirit first and His perfect plan for your life will fall into place.
Seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you
P
nope!
no light meets darkness, if she is an unbeliever, if she doesn´t believe in Jesus, her soul is dead, even if she is a nice person, she is unsaved yet, her works can not save her, the only way is Jesus. One reason God didnt want israel men to marry Philistines women, because they didnt belive in God, and even worse, they could provoke israelite men to sin against their God... so if she is not a believer she can make you sin
when a man and a woman marry they become one flesh, so if you marry someone who doesnt belive in Jesus, you will become one flesh with someone who is spiritually dead =/
" For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. " (John 3.16)
no light meets darkness, if she is an unbeliever, if she doesn´t believe in Jesus, her soul is dead, even if she is a nice person, she is unsaved yet, her works can not save her, the only way is Jesus. One reason God didnt want israel men to marry Philistines women, because they didnt belive in God, and even worse, they could provoke israelite men to sin against their God... so if she is not a believer she can make you sin
when a man and a woman marry they become one flesh, so if you marry someone who doesnt belive in Jesus, you will become one flesh with someone who is spiritually dead =/
" For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. " (John 3.16)
I think there needs to be a clear distinction between a relationship and marriage. Life puts us all in relationships of different kinds with non-believers but the Bible clearly states that a Christian should not get into a marriage with a non-Christian. There are many cases where God lead a Christian to care for a non-Christian and that person eventually got to know God and the relationship ended in marriage, but this step (marriage) should not be taken unless conversion of the other partner occurs.
If I recall, St. Monica was a Christian women married to a pagan man. She constantly prayed for him and eventually he was converted and received into the Church. Some of you may have heard of their son, St. Augustine of Hippo.
The point I'm trying to make is that while it's good to marry a fellow believer, perhaps we should consider whether the believing spouse may end up bringing the unbelieving spouse to Christ?
The point I'm trying to make is that while it's good to marry a fellow believer, perhaps we should consider whether the believing spouse may end up bringing the unbelieving spouse to Christ?