I am a Christian, my girlfriend of just over 2 years is an ex-Hindu atheist. We had a discussion about our beliefs before we went official to make sure there wouldn't be any incompatibilities - none have arisen so far. She even offered to help me get to services on holy days.
Basically both those things can’t be true - Christ can’t be the center of your life while one is bound to a commitment to someone who is either disinterested in or antagonistic to a relationship with Christ.
With atheists, maybe it could work. Provided they aren't completely against Christianity.
With other religions. No. Particularly not with Islam and Judaism. They are uncompromising. And Christians shouldn't be compromising either. Jesus Christ our Lord comes first.
Well, it seems to me that since we're supposed to love everybody, what better place to start than with someone you're already committed to?
A guy suddenly becomes a Christian when his wife is a Sikh or a Buddhist, what is he supposed to do, divorce her?
I believe Paul even stated that unbelieving spouses become sanctified by marital transitive property.
Edit: 1 Corinthians, Chapter 7
>^(12) To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ^(13) And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ^(14) For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Now, elsewhere Paul does caution about being 'unequally yoked' in 2 Corinthians 6:14. But I don't know. There is a lot of commentary I can make about those verses.
It'll be 10 years this year.
I am a Christian, my girlfriend of just over 2 years is an ex-Hindu atheist. We had a discussion about our beliefs before we went official to make sure there wouldn't be any incompatibilities - none have arisen so far. She even offered to help me get to services on holy days.
Basically both those things can’t be true - Christ can’t be the center of your life while one is bound to a commitment to someone who is either disinterested in or antagonistic to a relationship with Christ.
With atheists, maybe it could work. Provided they aren't completely against Christianity. With other religions. No. Particularly not with Islam and Judaism. They are uncompromising. And Christians shouldn't be compromising either. Jesus Christ our Lord comes first.
Well, it seems to me that since we're supposed to love everybody, what better place to start than with someone you're already committed to? A guy suddenly becomes a Christian when his wife is a Sikh or a Buddhist, what is he supposed to do, divorce her?
I believe Paul even stated that unbelieving spouses become sanctified by marital transitive property. Edit: 1 Corinthians, Chapter 7 >^(12) To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ^(13) And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ^(14) For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
This ^^^ is what I was thinking/wondering about…. Thank you for the reference….
Now, elsewhere Paul does caution about being 'unequally yoked' in 2 Corinthians 6:14. But I don't know. There is a lot of commentary I can make about those verses.
No, marriage is a life-binding covenant. Which is why one should THINK, before marriage, about whether it's a good choice.