Why does Jesus diapprove of a Christian marrying a non-Christian?? (crucified, hell)

[mzjamiedawn]

Originally Posted by Uneekarts

Where did you get that idea?

I think it is easier if a man and a woman are of the same faith but not something that Jesus ever condemmed. Am I wrong?

Originally Posted by shawn_2828

They got the idea from God, His Word

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14)

Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character” (1 Corinthians 15:33).

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Of course you aren't. Jesus never made any such comment. Too many people put words (their own words) into so called "scripture" and pretend "This is what Jesus wants!"

OP... if you believe the whole Bible to be the Word of God, which I do, then God does warn us not to be yoked together with unbelievers, as shawn showed above. It's definitely not harsh, He knows life will be much easier if you are both striving for the same thing.

I was married to a non-believer for 18 years before I divorced him. I wasn't a Christian when I married him though. If I ever remarry, it will only be to a Christian.

[MrsMtnsOnTheMind]

I can tell you by experience that it is not easy being married to an unbeliever. When you are one with someone, you are one in mind, body and soul. Trying to mix light and dark in people is like trying to mix oil and water. It's not possible. Eventually one gives in and follows the other or gets out. It's never a pretty picture and our heavenly Father does not want us to experience this grief. Not when we are trying to grow as His people. It takes our focus off of Him and puts it on a very distressing situation.

[Miss Shawn_2828]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Make that Paul. Not "God." and remember Paul was into rules.....he loved rules, both before conversion and after. Jesus never said anything about it one way or another.

Also Saul was a persecutor of Christians, and actually thought that He was right, that is when He met Jesus, and then was called Paul. After that He preached about Christ and was forever changed.

[LSnow27]

The fact is, marrying a non-believer would difficult if you are living your Christian walk the way the Bible says to. 2 Timothy 3:16 says all scripture is to be used to doctrine reproof and instruction unto righteousness. So it is to be our guide in ALL things. Paul wrote what the Spirit inspired him to write. And not being unequally yoked is not only a commandment from God because it is written in the Bible, but also is a good idea because it's going to be easier to live the way a Christian should that way. One simple example is the World's look at the roles in marriage, non-believers wouldn't be submissive to the way God wants a marriage to be.

[effie g-tad]

Originally Posted by nature's message

To me, it seems so harsh and wrong to say that. I mean, we are human, aren't we??

it seems an astounding message i41 never heard out of munich before.

[Antlered Chamataka]

It's timely someone bumped this thread up.

I'm presently in a phase where I can fall for an atheist chick any moment in the next few days/weeks. She's simply irresistible and the hottest thing I have seen in Colorado

She's already showing signs of wilting, she once said she will allow her kids to be raised Christian. I'm still hanging out with her. I wish some archangel came down from heaven and kidnapped her away, like the persons who disappear from life suddenly

[lifesigns64]

Originally Posted by MrsMtnsOnTheMind

I can tell you by experience that it is not easy being married to an unbeliever. .

k: When we married, we were both agnostic . . .and I was a Tarot Card reader. Now, I have 100% faith that there is a God, a creator, and his only begotten Son, Jesus, created the world, came down to earth, and rose again . . . . and the message of his grace, love, and magnficence brings tears to my eyes . . it's hard to not be able to share that with the one we love . . . .

[Thomas R.]

I think mixed-faith marriages tend to have some strain as a very core element is not shared. I would tend to think it should be discouraged.

However I don't know that there was an outright prohibition. There were early Christian women in marriages with non-Christians and I thought this was even spoken of in the New Testament. Augustine's mother was Christian and his father paganist of some kind. (I believe Augustine is respectable in Protestant circles although maybe not Eastern Orthodox ones)

[Le Lune]

Originally Posted by Thomas R.

I think mixed-faith marriages tend to have some strain as a very core element is not shared. I would tend to think it should be discouraged.

However I don't know that there was an outright prohibition. There were early Christian women in marriages with non-Christians and I thought this was even spoken of in the New Testament. Augustine's mother was Christian and his father paganist of some kind. (I believe Augustine is respectable in Protestant circles although maybe not Eastern Orthodox ones)

In my opinion, mixed-faith marriages would work when both parties do themselves a favor and not try to cram one's religion's down the other's throat. Based on what I know and seen, it seems that Christians have the most beef against marrying "outsiders". If they do marry an outsider, they try their hardest to convert their spouse. Do you think it's fair that the spouse has to be converted to Christianity and not the other way around (Christian person to another religion)?

My friend has a Buddhist father and Catholic mother (not divorced). Their bickerings are mainly about religion, with the mom trying to convert the dad, but not the other way around. Discuss.

[effie g-tad]

once more:
the op's question is analogous to genesis: "did god really say you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?"