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Topic: Christian and non believer relationship.
Pansytilly Joined Mon 06/09/14 Posts: 11310	Thu 02/19/15 10:24 AM Edited by Pansytilly on Thu 02/19/15 10:25 AM
Wouldn't the answer to this question depend on how important one holds one's faith? The bible does state about not yoking with unbelievers... But it also states to spread the gospel... In matters of love, it is intertwined with faith if one believes in it.... If one believes in an afterlife with God, it would be out of love that one would want the other person to achieve salvation also... Otherwise, the question of religion would be irrelevant....

SheikOfLaBroquerie Joined Thu 01/31/13 Posts: 1973	Thu 02/19/15 10:35 AM
Ahh... Faith and infatuation! What will stay the course?

mom333 Joined Sun 06/15/14 Posts: 1238	Thu 02/19/15 02:28 PM
I wouldn't worry about missing someone who didn't believe once you got into heaven. My understanding of heaven is that once you're there, you're so blissfully happy that you don't care about much else. is that not a tad selfish?

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Sat 02/21/15 05:55 AM
I wouldn't worry about missing someone who didn't believe once you got into heaven. My understanding of heaven is that once you're there, you're so blissfully happy that you don't care about much else. is that not a tad selfish? Depdneds on your intentions. If you do things just because you're spose to in an automatic robot way so to speak. Or if you truly believe it's for the best and being specifically obedient and the actions proceed, ect.

SheikOfLaBroquerie Joined Thu 01/31/13 Posts: 1973	Sun 02/22/15 02:55 PM
I think what Mom333 has dually noted, is that the 'hope' of eternal life should accompany the hope of having other loved-ones in the same hope as One's self. Unless... You happen to be married to someone whom you don't hope to be with in the afterlife, because you can't stand being with them now!

massagetrade Joined Thu 02/22/07 Posts: 8505	Thu 02/26/15 09:09 AM
I wouldn't worry about missing someone who didn't believe once you got into heaven. My understanding of heaven is that once you're there, you're so blissfully happy that you don't care about much else. Yes, this. Heaven is like crack, except permanent. Would you care about partner if you were permanently on crack?

felicity86 Joined Wed 01/01/14 Posts: 4	Tue 03/24/15 08:38 PM
To start with, it will be encouraging for you if you can talk to the girl and pray for her before them , let her understand that "the kingdom of God is within you" Luke17:21. Besides, God may tolerate her indifference to your word because she may not be the woman for you: "my thought are not your thought your thought are not my thought" Isaiah55:8, God always wants the best for his own, and he won't want any of his to be entangled by any Yoke. Marriage is a life communion MINISTRY which one ought to be diligent with every thing, the lady you see that is prudent today may turn out be someone else Tomorrow, "the heart is deceitful above all things, who can know it" Jeremiah 17:9, it is only God can know and explain it because he knows it. Allow God to lead you "The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:1-3

felicity86 Joined Wed 01/01/14 Posts: 4	Tue 03/24/15 08:39 PM
To start with, it will be encouraging for you if you can talk to the girl and pray for her before them , let her understand that "the kingdom of God is within you" Luke17:21. Besides, God may tolerate her indifference to your word because she may not be the woman for you: "my thought are not your thought your thought are not my thought" Isaiah55:8, God always wants the best for his own, and he won't want any of his to be entangled by any Yoke. Marriage is a life communion MINISTRY which one ought to be diligent with every thing, the lady you see that is prudent today may turn out be someone else Tomorrow, "the heart is deceitful above all things, who can know it" Jeremiah 17:9, it is only God can know and explain it because he knows it. Allow God to lead you "The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:1-3

felicity86 Joined Wed 01/01/14 Posts: 4	Tue 03/24/15 08:53 PM
To start with, it will be encouraging for you if you can talk to the girl and pray for her before them , let her understand that "the kingdom of God is within you" Luke17:21. Besides, God may tolerate her indifference to your word because she may not be the woman for you: "my thought are not your thought your thought are not my thought" Isaiah55:8, God always wants the best for his own, and he won't want any of his to be entangled by any Yoke. Marriage is a life communion MINISTRY which one ought to be diligent with every thing, the lady you see that is prudent today may turn out be someone else Tomorrow, "the heart is deceitful above all things, who can know it" Jeremiah 17:9, it is only God can know and explain it because he knows it. Allow God to lead you "The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:1-3 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven (Matthew22:30).

SheikOfLaBroquerie Joined Thu 01/31/13 Posts: 1973	Tue 03/24/15 09:00 PM
Welcome to the Chat Forums, Felicity86. It's a learning curve to using them, but You'll get used to it.

felicity86 Joined Wed 01/01/14 Posts: 4	Tue 03/24/15 09:35 PM
I am a christian but i don't choose a partner by religion. 1cornithian6:14 "be ye not equally yoke wither unbelievers...." it's not BEING engaged to the person is important, but how Christ-like you will be thereafter.

Pansytilly Joined Mon 06/09/14 Posts: 11310	Sun 03/29/15 12:18 PM


Milesoftheusa Joined Fri 10/27/06 Posts: 5122	Sun 03/29/15 11:05 PM
I am a christian but i don't choose a partner by religion. 1cornithian6:14 "be ye not equally yoke wither unbelievers...." it's not BEING engaged to the person is important, but how Christ-like you will be thereafter. Ezra 9 and 10 has a lot to say on the subject. Yet we do see Yahshua talk about the only way out of a Marriage that was from the beginning. deep subject

jenac1966 Joined Mon 03/23/15 Posts: 104	Mon 03/30/15 09:54 AM
I thought the same thing for a long time until I belonged to a singles group at a church. They said if I consider dating non Christians, maybe I will bring them to our side so to speak. Good way to look at it IMO

uche9aa Joined Mon 08/15/11 Posts: 1986	Mon 03/30/15 10:52 AM
No, I would not advise it. Even Christians that are saved but never grow or want more knowledge or try to live the life is difficult. It is best to find where a person is in their life from the beginning. You are not judging but you need to be with some one like minded. Someone that doesn't believe no, "unequally yoked". True!! I will even find it hard to stay with baby christian who refuses to grow and develop to maturity,talkless of an outright unbeliever.IMPOSSIBLE expect you are a hypocrite

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Mon 03/30/15 11:01 AM
No, I would not advise it. Even Christians that are saved but never grow or want more knowledge or try to live the life is difficult. It is best to find where a person is in their life from the beginning. You are not judging but you need to be with some one like minded. Someone that doesn't believe no, "unequally yoked". True!! I will even find it hard to stay with baby christian who refuses to grow and develop to maturity,talkless of an outright unbeliever.IMPOSSIBLE expect you are a hypocrite Deevorce them,and cat them into Seventh Outer Hell!

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Mon 03/30/15 11:06 AM
I wouldnt do it. Not so much strictly along religious labels, because not everyone of a faith truly believes all the same things but I would have points like Godfearing and Jesus loving that werent negotiable as it is only best if we act as one consistent unit in raising our kids,, and I want someone with similar priorities where faith is concerned,,,

CowboyGH Joined Mon 10/05/09 Posts: 13651	Mon 03/30/15 11:31 AM
I wouldnt do it. Not so much strictly along religious labels, because not everyone of a faith truly believes all the same things but I would have points like Godfearing and Jesus loving that werent negotiable as it is only best if we act as one consistent unit in raising our kids,, and I want someone with similar priorities where faith is concerned,,, Amen, exactly why God has instructed us to remain to those with belief in him. Faith/beliefs/religion, ect all mold us into who we are, not being stereotypical but all in all they do to a major degree in who we are. So of course it will only work with someone of at least somewhat similar beliefs.

SheikOfLaBroquerie Joined Thu 01/31/13 Posts: 1973	Mon 03/30/15 12:11 PM
I wouldnt do it. Not so much strictly along religious labels, because not everyone of a faith truly believes all the same things but I would have points like God fearing and Jesus loving that werent negotiable as it is only best if we act as one consistent unit in raising our kids,, and I want someone with similar priorities where faith is concerned,,, So, 'God fearing and Jesus loving' just like the Borgia family ? (Sarcasm Here, Mrsharmony)

Conrad_73 Joined Sat 09/29/07 Posts: 22488	Mon 03/30/15 12:16 PM
I wouldnt do it. Not so much strictly along religious labels, because not everyone of a faith truly believes all the same things but I would have points like God fearing and Jesus loving that werent negotiable as it is only best if we act as one consistent unit in raising our kids,, and I want someone with similar priorities where faith is concerned,,, So, 'God fearing and Jesus loving' just like the Borgia family ? (Sarcasm Here, Mrsharmony) were those the Guys who loved Arsenic,Datura,Belladonna and some such?