Should Christians Marry Non-Christians?
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looking4wisdom
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Not sure...Why would a hardcore christian want to marry, lets say, a hindu. How would you bring up the children?
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"True love holds no ties."
I think that if it makes eachother happy, and you can learn to accept one another then yes.
I think that if it makes eachother happy, and you can learn to accept one another then yes.
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It would be nice if a Christian marries a non-Christian. Then afterwards the non-Christian accepts salvation observing the way a Christian lives his/her life. I dont know what the chances of that are, but that would be good.
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I don't know, I only know a few Christians who actually live a life that actually seem Christlike. So, I don't know what the chances are of someone becoming saved in a relationship like that.
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looking4wisdom said:
My boyfriend (a Christian) and I are going thru these thoughts now - and truly - I can not stand his opinion about how we'd bring our children up if we ever got married.
Live is just full of surprises... I'd have to say - I don't know - I will have to go with what my heart tells me.
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How'd you come up with that... I think it might be vs versa.
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gaijin178 said:
You know what I think; I think God can save the non-Christian partner if there is that fervant and effective prayer. If one person really wants her partner to be saved then I guess all he/she has to do is pray. I actually know one lady from my church that recently left the church and came back to church married, with another guy, and it wasnt late since the guy got saved. Surprisingly he seems more spiritual than the girl. I shouldnt judge but bear with me lol.
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arunma said:
Okay.. I'm a little confused... One minute you tell me "well, Jesus says" then you come out and say "Well, Saint Paul says." Apostles vs. God's Son...
His opinion is I will NOT ever go to a Temple again to pray.. I will not be able to share my culture with my children... RIIIIGGGGGHHHHTTT
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e=mv^2 said:
What does this mean - I'm not trying ot be rude - I need to understand... Please explain in a Non-Christian way.
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e=mv^2 said:
Our relationship is more than lust, my friend. He's my best friend. We do for each other. WE just don't talk about Religion.. I believe in God - He Believe in God.. and that what count.
It's HIS parents that control his life and thoughts.
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Saraswati-Devi said:Okay.. I'm a little confused... One minute you tell me "well, Jesus says" then you come out and say "Well, Saint Paul says." Apostles vs. God's Son...
His opinion is I will NOT ever go to a Temple again to pray.. I will not be able to share my culture with my children... RIIIIGGGGGHHHHTTT
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You must be confused Saraswati. Sorry if I didn't explain earlier, but Jesus didn't address the issue of interfaith marriage. This isn't a "Jesus vs. apostles" battle (not that any such battles exist). In the Old Testament, Israelites were forbidden to marry non-Israelites, except for those who were willing to become Jews. Christians, unlike the Israelites, are ethnically diverse, so we have no race-based marriage prohibitions. But our religion does say that Christians may not marry non-Christians. I don't know anything about your boyfriend, but maybe he's starting to realize the contradiction between his personal desires and his religious beliefs.
By the way, there's nothing wrong with raising your children in your Trinidadian culture. But according to Christianity, it would be wrong to raise your children as Hindus. Maybe you should ask your boyfriend not to lump your culture and your religion in the same bucket.
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