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1 | Spiritual Maturity and Marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | stmaryr | 93549 | ||
Should you marry someone who is not spiritually mature? | ||||||
2 | Spiritual Maturity and Marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | Hank | 93550 | ||
Stmaryr: Much of it hinges upon how stringent your definition of 'spiritual maturity' is. I was married some 44 years ago and was spiritually immature then and consider myself immature now, though perhaps to a lesser extent, even though I have been a Christian for more than half a century. Spiritual maturity (we might think of it as being sanctification) is an ongoing process, a goal sought and worked toward, but never fully attained in this life. The larger and more important question it seems to me, is "Should a Christian marry someone who is not of the faith, who is non-Christian?" Scripture teaches against doing that. See 2 Corinthians 6:14. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Spiritual Maturity and Marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | Mommapbs | 93552 | ||
Greetings oh wise one! So what, pray tell, does one counsel a person who has rejected the command of Scripture and done just that? My response has been, you made you bed . . . am I too harsh? mommapbs |
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4 | Spiritual Maturity and Marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | Hank | 93557 | ||
Greetings to you also, Mommapbs. The all-knowing, all-wise guru is at your service :-) "You made your bed, now you'll have to lie in it" was an oft-used expression of my dear old Mommie. And honestly I don't know of a more apt thing to say to a Christian man or woman who has married an unbeliever. Divorce is not the answer; it never is. It's impossible to unscramble an egg. The only viable options that a Christian who is married to an unbeliever has are to pray for the unsaved spouse and to lead a circumspect and Christ-centered life, thus setting a good example for the unbelieving spouse. Beyond that, it comes back to "You made your bed..." I believe a preacher has a clear responsibility to counsel any couple within his flock who come to him with marriage on their minds, and particularly in cases where one of them is not a born-again believer. Quite frankly I believe a minister has no business joining together in marriage a couple where one is a Christian and the other not. If I were a minister, not only would I not do it, but I would strongly try to discourage it, though I'm keenly aware of how difficult it is to treat the bite of the love-bug. As the saying goes, love is blind. --Hank | ||||||
5 | Spiritual Maturity and Marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | Mommapbs | 93684 | ||
Thanks Hank for your insight - my Grama always said you should "go into the marriage with your eyes wide open; and after saying 'I do,' you close them half-way!" You are right, (again) love is blind . . . what do you think, could we say that God's love for the believer is "blind" too? (In a way, it is and aren't we glad?! - Hebrews 8:12;10:17) mommapbs |
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