JohnR7
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>>Pray for strength for me to be able to not do that.
The problem of course is your willingness to accept the strength that God has for you in this situation. Usually, we have to die to self in order to live for God. We are often more willing to do this, when we can open up our eyes a little bit and see where we are going, so as not to be so controled by our feelings.
Here is a part of Pat Roberson's teaching on the subject:
Should A Christian Marry An Unbeliever?
"Absolutely not. The Bible says, "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers ... What accord has Christ with Belial" (II Corinthians 6:14-15)? Billy Graham put it very succinctly a few years ago when he said that if you take an unbeliever for a mate you also get the devil for your father-in-law. Much heartache results when Christians marry unbelievers. Some Christians go ahead and marry unbelievers, thinking that they can convert them after marriage. But if God has really chosen that man or woman for you, He is perfectly capable of bringing that person to Himself before the marriage. If He does not do it, it is a good enough sign that this marriage is not what He wants for you. Christians need to learn to wait on the Lord, to wait for what is right. Anything short of that can prove to be a dreadful mistake."
http://209.15.80.77/200Questions/article.php?topic=13
If you are married to someone who is not a believer, then sooner or later, you will have to seperate from that person. You can not travel together with them as partners, because your destination is different from theirs. For me, I want to put God first in my life. I am going to heaven and I want to take as many people along with me as I can. I would hope that I would be willing to do all I can to help people along the way. There are going to be people we love and care about along the way, that just do not want to go along with us. After all, we are to love our enemy. But we just can not let that hinders us. We must put God and our love for God first. We sure do not want to love our enemy more than God. Thanks, JohnR7
The problem of course is your willingness to accept the strength that God has for you in this situation. Usually, we have to die to self in order to live for God. We are often more willing to do this, when we can open up our eyes a little bit and see where we are going, so as not to be so controled by our feelings.
Here is a part of Pat Roberson's teaching on the subject:
Should A Christian Marry An Unbeliever?
"Absolutely not. The Bible says, "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers ... What accord has Christ with Belial" (II Corinthians 6:14-15)? Billy Graham put it very succinctly a few years ago when he said that if you take an unbeliever for a mate you also get the devil for your father-in-law. Much heartache results when Christians marry unbelievers. Some Christians go ahead and marry unbelievers, thinking that they can convert them after marriage. But if God has really chosen that man or woman for you, He is perfectly capable of bringing that person to Himself before the marriage. If He does not do it, it is a good enough sign that this marriage is not what He wants for you. Christians need to learn to wait on the Lord, to wait for what is right. Anything short of that can prove to be a dreadful mistake."
http://209.15.80.77/200Questions/article.php?topic=13
If you are married to someone who is not a believer, then sooner or later, you will have to seperate from that person. You can not travel together with them as partners, because your destination is different from theirs. For me, I want to put God first in my life. I am going to heaven and I want to take as many people along with me as I can. I would hope that I would be willing to do all I can to help people along the way. There are going to be people we love and care about along the way, that just do not want to go along with us. After all, we are to love our enemy. But we just can not let that hinders us. We must put God and our love for God first. We sure do not want to love our enemy more than God. Thanks, JohnR7
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