thesicilian:
The Bible is very clear

chatinent:
“Marrying in the Lord” meant marry sb who shares your very belief...not necessarily if they claim they are Christians or Moslems.

ademidedavid:
My father is a prince, was a military officer and was a very devoted muslim and got married to my mum who is from a very devoted christian family, lo and behold she was able to convert my dad to a christian who is now an elder in the church and they are happily married for more than 45 years now.. ..

Does the verses above actually refer to marriage or other aspects of life?

ademidedavid:
In a nut shell, christians should stop discriminating, some will even go to the extent of not allowing their members to marry from another denomination.

Dtruthspeaker:


Birds of the same feather Always flock together.

2 can not work together unless they are matched.

ademidedavid:
In a nut shell, christians should stop discriminating, some will even go to the extent of not allowing their members to marry from another denomination.

ademidedavid:

But we all know that its only same religions that share their believes

Eviana:


Sorry folks....made a mistake.
Quoted the wrong thing.

MaxInDHouse:


Most people think marriages between two persons from different Chuches claiming Christian will work, but the truth is most do end in breakups.

So if you're a Guru Maharaj member marry one of your fellow Guru Maharaj members, period!

PeaceJoyLove:

You are right with the underlined part, but not applicable in most cases.

In my view (free to disagree, and feel free to express your own view), when your denomination has a doctrine which warrants you to see only your church as the true one, then it applies to you. For example JEHOVAH witness. It will be wrong if you hope to convert someone else to your faith. It will not work. So, a Jejovah Witness should marry his or her fellow Witness.

Also, if the church is a tiny population in christiany, and the person wants to build a home with someone who attend his or her church. The person should not look far, but in the church. If the person hopes to convert his or her spouse, there will be trouble.

But if you are a member of a Pentecostal denomination, you may marry from others. For example, A RCCG can marry from Winners Chapel, MFM, Deeper life, Believers World, and many others. Most white garments tend to marry themselves too. If a white garment should marry one who is not, most of the things they do will be like idolatry or rituals to the partner. Wahala don start be that.

So, in my view, the Bible should be base. Two people who want to get married should engage in Bible discussion. This will bring out the similarities and differences in their faith. So, they should evaluate it if they can cope with each other. Many people can actually cope but cos one of the partners is just too rigid, the other must listen and do it as it is done in his/her place. Wrong approach. Many ladies end up lonely without husbands like this. And you know that or custom says the woman follows the man to the church helps men.

@ ademidedavid. Do not be yoked with unbelievers. A Christian should not marry a Muslim. It is as simple as ABC..

MaxInDHouse:


Most people think marriages between two persons from different Chuches claiming Christian will work, but the truth is most do end in breakups.

So if you're a Guru Maharaj member marry one of your fellow Guru Maharaj members, period!

ademidedavid:

Is that not descrimination?

ademidedavid:

No inter marriage

ochibuogwu5:
Please let those who are sincere, go back to that scriptures "Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers", read that passage from verse-1 to that particular verse and even further then define what the Holy Spirit is saying through Paul in that passage.

Most times, we tend to add our personal sentiments to scriptures and make it a doctrine for everybody.

Being unequally yoked means *agreeing with an unbeliever that the bases for salvation and having God as your Father is elsewhere possible outside of faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary*

This does not mean you cannot relate with an unbeliever in every other aspect of human living including marriage *while maintaining your faith in the finished works of Jesus Christ Crucified on the Cross of Calvary*

Paul and Peter in their particular epistles also spoke about not sending away an *unbelieving spouse* rather allowing the New Creation Life of Christ Jesus Crucified at work within you as a believer to lead your spouse to salvation but if such a spouse walks away from that marriage; the believing spouse is not bound by such persons erroneous decision.

Hosea and Gomerh is a clear case of a believing prophet and unbelieving lady yielding herself to prostitution even after marriage with kids yet God did not permit Hosea to send her away or divorce rather through patience brought her back.

For a believer, your spouse should be between you and the one whom the Holy Spirit reveals to you as a spouse if He has appointed you for marriage because not every person is called for marriage whether as a believer or unbeliever (Matthew 19:10-12).

Ask for sign as the servant of Abraham did to get Rebecca for Isaac and if you are sincere and willing to accept God's perfect-will for you in marriage thus "Here I am Lord, I have come to do your will according to what is written about me in the volume of your book" (Hebrews 10:5-10) then the Holy Spirit will lead you to the person, help you build up each other through courtship and throughout your marriage as well as possibly using your marriage to bring the other party to the mercy and grace that ushers people into the regeneration of the Holy Spirit and the power of Jesus death on the Cross of Calvary for salvation.

However, there is a warning on this, it was God that instructed Hosea to marry Gomerh (the prostitute) hence through obedience; He walked out the salvation of Gomerh hence it would be an error to *go and marry an unbeliever without the Holy Spirit express instructions/directions/revelations rather trusting your own strength or holiness to convert that person*

It must only be on the express revelations of the Holy Spirit which any fellowship or prayer-team or marriage committee in your church will confirm with in their own personal prayers because the Holy Spirit is never an auto of confusion.
Great Grace Brethren!!!

ochibuogwu5:
"By this we come to know (progressively to recognize, to perceive, to understand) the [essential] love: that He laid down His [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [in Him]." (1 John 3:16 ampc)

MaxInDHouse:

You rightly said:
Marrying a non Christian against Christendom, because members of Christendom differ from Christians.
Christendom means different religious sects having contradicting teachings and conflicting doctrines all claiming Christians. Luke 11:23
While Christians means a unique group of people having the same line of thought on sacred matters! John 17:22

So while it's not wrong in Christendom to marry an unbeliever, it's a disfellowshiping offense in Christianity!

thesicilian:
1. The Bible is very clear on this issue: do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. What yoke is greater than that of marriage, where you're bound together in every way you can think of for life?
If you want to convert the person, why not do it before you even start the courtship?

2. If a Christian woman is bound in (un)holy matrimony with a non Christian, she's bound by biblical law to submit completely to his authority. What then happens if his instruction is for her to do things that are contrary to the word of God?

ademidedavid:
..i think our thought should be how to win the soul of the other party rather than discriminating as a christian.

Lighthouse50:
It all boils down to lack of love. Love overrides anything. Marrying from your denomination doesnt guarantee a perfect marriage. Love does....

ademidedavid:


Clear, how please?

We have verses that says it clearly and people that do not want their children to marry from certain tribes because they believe they were not of God.