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Many people have struggled with this question and can not find the answer that they seek. I'm curious as to what you might think on this subject.
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Is mix marriage a sin?
of course not ....
With God there is one race .... the human race ... if we could all get to that place wouldn't that be marvelous ;o) Some day it will be .... AMEN!!!
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The only "mixed" marriage the bible warns about is when a believer gets into a relationship with an unbeliever.
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If you mean mixed race, no,
but it is unwise to marry someone who isn't close to the same page, spiritually speaking.
but it is unwise to marry someone who isn't close to the same page, spiritually speaking.
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As others noted, we need to know what the OP means by a "mix marriage" before answering.
Also, since the question was posted on the "Denomination Specific Theology" forum, what policy of which denomination is being referred to?
Also, since the question was posted on the "Denomination Specific Theology" forum, what policy of which denomination is being referred to?
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If you are talking about inter-ethnic marriage, no it’s not a sin.
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ViaCrucis
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The Bible has no concept of "race" as we use it in the modern world. Largely because the concept of "races" in the modern world is itself a product of the emergence of racism among white Europeans during the era of colonialism*. By dividing mankind into races it became easier to identify "us" vs "them". It makes conquering and subjugating people a lot easier if you can also 'other' them, regard them as not like you, and find a way to dehumanize them.
To that end, there simply is no such thing as "white" and "black" and "brown" etc. There's just people, people who come in all kinds of shades and hues, who come from diverse cultural populations around the globe, with different languages, different customs and manners. But we all share our common humanity together, as being created in the image and likeness of God.
In marriage is a particular kind of coming together of our humanity, for procreation sure, but also for love, commitment, and caring for one another. What should it matter if the hue of my melanin is lighter or darker than someone else's?
If a black person and a white person get married, all that's happened is that two human beings have gotten married.
*I'm not suggesting here that prior to European colonialism there weren't prejudices and bigotries on the basis of ethnicity or national affiliation or whatever. Only that the specific concept of "race" and modern racism are just that--modern. Bigotry isn't new, but as human beings we have a tendency to innovate our hatred of one another.
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To that end, there simply is no such thing as "white" and "black" and "brown" etc. There's just people, people who come in all kinds of shades and hues, who come from diverse cultural populations around the globe, with different languages, different customs and manners. But we all share our common humanity together, as being created in the image and likeness of God.
In marriage is a particular kind of coming together of our humanity, for procreation sure, but also for love, commitment, and caring for one another. What should it matter if the hue of my melanin is lighter or darker than someone else's?
If a black person and a white person get married, all that's happened is that two human beings have gotten married.
*I'm not suggesting here that prior to European colonialism there weren't prejudices and bigotries on the basis of ethnicity or national affiliation or whatever. Only that the specific concept of "race" and modern racism are just that--modern. Bigotry isn't new, but as human beings we have a tendency to innovate our hatred of one another.
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Derek1111
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welcome, Earvin.
I really hope no one on these boards says it's a sin, if you're simply talking about mixed-race marriages. God wants unions of hearts, not of skin tones.
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To simultaneously summarize, expound upon and concur with the thoughtful reply offered by my friend @ViaCrucis , we can, I believe, readily deduce that
- Mixed marriage is not a sin.
- To suggest otherwise is probably heretical, specifically, the heresy of ethnopjo
- Anyone who says otherwise is very possibly a racist.
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2 Corinthians 6:14-18
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
The word "yoked" here can also mean "bound."
1st Corinthians 7:39
A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
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You may be thinking that the well-known admonition against being unequally yoked with an unbeliever doesn't specifically speak to the matter of a mixed marriage, and if so, I agree with you. The meaning has to include not only being "yoked together," however that is to be interpreted, but also that it has to be an unequal relationship. What makes a mixed marriage be, by definition, unequal?
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Considering that the monarchy of the second Christian country in Africa (Ethiopia) was legendarily founded upon the product of the union of the Jewish king David and the African queen of Sheba, it's pretty clear that ethnically or racially mixed marriages have not traditionally been seen as in any way sinful.
Mixed faith or mixed church marriages, on the other hand...that depends on the confessions involved. Some churches are more strict about this, and some less so. It's not really possible to generalize.
Mixed faith or mixed church marriages, on the other hand...that depends on the confessions involved. Some churches are more strict about this, and some less so. It's not really possible to generalize.
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Why is it then that I personally always have more meaningful relationships with everyone but not christians?
And don’t you think that God would send a christian person in our lives if He wants us to be with only christians?
I would like to say more but I think it is better not to. Whatever is the right thing to do I believe that God is in control.
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Another issue of unequal yoking is in the steering: "What accord has Christ with Belial?"
To be yoked asserts that the yoked pair must travel in the same direction to the same destination. But if one is being steered by Christ and one is being steered by Belial, how can that happen?
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Derek1111
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Are we talking the same thing here? I suspect that most of us are talking about [prospective] family ties - dating, becoming engaged, marrying - not to friendships. Indeed, I am quite sure it is the right thing to make friends with people who don't share our faith.
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I don't know why you only have meaningful relationships with non-Christians. It doesn't necessarily mean that person was sent from God. God wouldn't go against His own word.
I think it's possible God can send people into your life for the purpose of being a light in their dark world, but not to marry or enter a relationship with them. It's also possible that the enemy can send people into your life to distract you or pull you away from your calling.
I take this scripture and apply it even more strictly in my life. For example, I wouldn't marry a Catholic. It's not because I think I'm better than a Catholic, but because the differences in our theologies are so great it will only cause issues down the line. I want to save myself until I am married. An unsaved woman wouldn't want to do that. I want to marry someone I can go to church with, engage in ministry with, raise Christian children with, etc. An unsaved woman wouldn't want these things.
You may be immediately attracted to people who aren't of the same faith. I'm not sure if you are a male or female, but it could be you like the "bad boys" or something similar? I'm not assuming or judging, just throwing out thoughts. But when it comes time to settle down with someone, to do it with someone who doesn't have the same standards as you will only cause problems in the long run. Due to strong temptation, it's more likely that you would give up your standards to keep the person you're with happy.
In the end, I'm not sure how I can have a truly meaningful relationship with someone who doesn't share the same values and beliefs I do when those values and beliefs in Christ mean more than any other thing to me. It goes way beyond a strong physical attraction or having fun together.
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