Marriage question

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Notice how he/she responds to several people in one post, breaks down the post into sections.....like HigherGospel et. al., and same political views and rhetoric. :unsure:

Could be, but Stantheman, Dallasman, and HigherGospel all had a very specific "tell" that I have not seen yet in @JayWalker , plus he's more sassy/goofy than HigherGospel who was just flat-out obnoxious. You could be right though! ✅

I do agree he is less obnoxious.
Maybe he is evolving..:LOL:

Still haven't seen his "tell", but pretty sure you were right regardless. I guess he can only evolve but so far, eh? 😜
 
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I've been living with my girlfriend and we are exclusive not dating anybody else and are committed to one another

So why is this not considered being married?

Can anybody show my in the bible where we are told to get a marriage certificate and go before a judge so he can pronounce us man and wife in order to be married?
You say we are married and do not need a marriage certificate.

But if you split up you will not want to split what you bought and brought in to the relationship.

Oh we are only boyfriend and girlfriend.

Honey it is nice being married to you.

We don't need no stinking marriage certificate.

Hey babe since we are breaking up and we are not married anymore I want half your 3 million dollars, the car, and the house.

What, you are only my girlfriend.
There are two problems here:

Firstly, you appear to be looking for excuses for your sin instead of actively excising it from your life.

Secondly, you claimed you are a Christian, and stated that she is not. Read Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 6:14 "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers."

In practical terms, that means if you are a believer in Christ, don't marry an unbeliever, and don't get into a business partnership with an unbeliever. Those are "yokes". God doesn't tell us this to limit our enjoyment of life, but to protect us from misery and hardship. Living with an unbeliever "as though married" is as much a violation of this principle as actual marriage.

Marrying an unbeliever is a surefire way to heartache. While you may love her with the strength of Christ, she can't do the same for you. She has no anchor in her worldview that makes adultery, abuse, neglect, or any other mistreatment fundamentally wrong. She can't agree with you in prayer. She can't pray for you. She has no obligation to respect you as Scripture requires her to do. She will likely (eventually) resist whatever time or money you want to give to the things of God. If you have children together, there WILL be constant tension in the home about how to raise them, and the consistent pattern is that faith loses out to convenience.

For both your sakes, don't marry her until and unless she becomes a believer in Christ with at least as much passion for Him as you have (and hopefully a whole lot more than you're currently displaying!).

As for your current situation, answer this for yourself: Who are you trying to please? Yourself? Her (or other people)? Or God?

May the Lord give you His clear guidance and conviction in this matter.
Mat 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Mat 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Mat 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.

That is true.

People in the same household will be for Christ and not for Christ which can cause problems.

And then there is her friends and family that will side with her and the same with him causing more problems.

God told the Jews not to marry the heathen that are not compatible with His authority and covenant and ways.