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1 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Huron | 117155 | ||
What if someone threatens to leave if the believer goes to church? (I'm not talking about a situation where the person goes to church every night, I'm talking about a believer that wants to go once a week.) Should you go to church and let the person who made the threat make the choice if they want to follow through with it or not? Thanks! |
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2 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Sir Pent | 117161 | ||
More information necessary.......................................... Hello Huron, There are a lot of possibilities in the situation you described that would lead to different answers. For instance, when you say "someone" threatens to leave, do you mean a spouse? I find it unusual that a person who is married to someone and loves them would leave just because they went to a church service for an hour once a week. Even if the spouse is not a believer, then it would only seem like a waste of time to them. But perhaps you live in another country where going to church is illegal. Perhaps if you are caught then your family will be killed. Therefore, the spouse might make this threat due to their own life being endangered by something they don't believe. As you can see, more information is neccessary before giving any kind of good advice. And as Hank always says, the best place to find advice is not on this forum, but from a local pastor or trusted friend and counselor. |
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3 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Huron | 117259 | ||
Yes, we are talking about a spouse. The spouse tends to threaten to leave whenever a situation that demands some cooperation/communication comes up. In this situation, the believer explained to the spouse before marriage that he/they would be going to church at least twice a month. They didn't go for a while due to various factors, but now the believer wants to attend. The spouse told the believer that they would leave if the spouse attended church. Should the believer attend and let the chips fall where they may? Huron |
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4 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Sir Pent | 117280 | ||
Still need more information.......................................... Hello Huron, You still have not said whether you are in a country where the believer's church attendance could threaten the life of the unbelieving spouse. Assuming that is not the case, it still doesn't make sense that the unbeliever would threaten to leave. You said that they threaten to leave over issues of cooperation and communication. However, the believer could go to church by themself (not requiring cooperation), and not talk about it with the spouse (eliminating communication). So then what would be the problem? It seems like there is much more to this story than you are sharing. Is this "believer" you? I still think the best course of action is to talk to a local pastor, trusted friend, or counselor. |
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5 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Huron | 117506 | ||
This is in the United States. The spouse would know if the believer went to church. I think you are right about talking to a counselor. |
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6 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Sir Pent | 117722 | ||
My minimally educated guess........................................... Hi again Huron, Based on the very limited information you have given, I would say that the believer should indeed go to church. God commands us to not stop meeting together with other believers (Hebrews 10:23-25), and disobeying God will hurt the believer's relationship with God. The believer's relationship with God is even more important than the believer's relationship with their spouse. I'm also glad that you like the idea of talking with a counselor, which should be able to give a more complete answer. |
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