Are there any other Christian reasons for not dating/marrying a non-Christian other than the "unequally yoked" verse? (2 Corinthians 6: 14-18)
That's pretty much the only verse I ever hear quoted. It seems strange to have this one verse place so much emphasis on this subject when there are many verses in the Bible which do not get nearly as much emphasis and are swept under the rug like:
"Whoever does any work on [the Sabbath] must be put to death." Exodus 35:2
"If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death" Leviticus 20:9.
I'm not saying this to offend, I'm genuinely curious.
And I'm not even saying I disagree with not dating a non-Christian. I'm dating a Christian myself and love having God present in the relationship. I'm just wondering, why not sweep the unequally yoked verse under the rug and say its okay to marry non-Christians. I mean, after all, we don't kill people who work on the Sabbath, right?
I also don't know if this is in the right forum...
That's pretty much the only verse I ever hear quoted. It seems strange to have this one verse place so much emphasis on this subject when there are many verses in the Bible which do not get nearly as much emphasis and are swept under the rug like:
"Whoever does any work on [the Sabbath] must be put to death." Exodus 35:2
"If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death" Leviticus 20:9.
I'm not saying this to offend, I'm genuinely curious.
And I'm not even saying I disagree with not dating a non-Christian. I'm dating a Christian myself and love having God present in the relationship. I'm just wondering, why not sweep the unequally yoked verse under the rug and say its okay to marry non-Christians. I mean, after all, we don't kill people who work on the Sabbath, right?
I also don't know if this is in the right forum...