Bible Question: Should you marry someone who is not spiritually mature? |
Bible Answer: Speaking from a female perspective and from one who has been married for only two years I can tell you that not only should you marry someone who is spiritually mature, you need to be sure that you and the person you want to marry understand how GOD has designed marriage to function. That is - what is the role of the husband? What is the role of the wife? These are weighty questions and the answers are clearly found in scripture. I assure you a biblical marriage DOES NOT look like a "wordly" marriage. Many, many "Christian" marriages fail because they do not follow God's Word in this area. Back to the maturity issue - my husband and I have a single, male friend who we consider to be very knowledgeable of the scriptures and truly loves the Lord. On the surface we would surmise that he is spiritually mature. However, it is clear to us that in the area of his relationships to women, God is still working on him. He is clearly not ready for marriage. I guess my point is that one may be spiritually mature in one sense but not necessarily marriage material at another. One should be EXTREMELY discerning when it comes to deciding who they will marry. Women should marry a man that they can RESPECT (Eph. 5:22,33) as God commands a woman to respect her husband. In addition, a woman must be willing to be led by her husband. This is no easy thing and if a woman were to marry a man she could not follow than BIG problems arise. Conversely, a man should marry a woman who is willing to be led by him and who knows God's commands for her in marriage. I hope I don't sound like a "know it all" here because, as I mentioned earlier, I have only been married for two years. I am simply trying to give a nutshell version of the extensive counseling and biblical training we were blessed to have prior to marriage. Bottom line is that there is A LOT to know and undestand about Biblical marriage and when both partners are "on board" with it then God will bless and use your marriage for your own sanctifcation and to His glory! God Bless, Figgy |
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figgy | ||
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Hank | ||
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critty | ||
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DarcyA |