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Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?*What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:13-16


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.**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.*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. 1 Corinthians 7:12-14

Just yesterday I found myself having a bit of a strong discussion with a friend of another faith. We where speaking of marriage between two people of different religion. I told him in my believe a husband and wife must be of the same faith for there to be a good marriage. He said to me he sees no reason why. To him being with someone of your own kind meant a human not marrying a dog. I said problems will arise in marriage if the couple have different believes such as what faith to raise there child in or even before marriage what church to marry into if they both have different believes. My friend is a Baptist and his planning on dating and perhaps in the future marrying a girl that is Catholic. I think I was trying to give him something to think on if he does decide that he will marry someone outside of his religion. But now I myself wonder if there is a passage in the bible speaking on marrying someone of a different religion since it seems 2 Corinthians 6:13-16 is only speaking on marriage between an unbeliever and a believer.


Thanks

 

[Brother Mike]

Same Mind..

The scripture does not cover different "Bodies" of Christ ... It covers Believer and unbeliever...


The big disconnect comes from us...

We where commanded to have the "Same Mind" and say the same things..

1Co 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

My brother was not raised Catholic, but married a Catholic Girl.. Everything is good, because my Brother does not put God first, or serve God... So the differences are not noticeable to him..

We are all of the same faith... we believe in Jesus.... so there is no such things as different types, or different religions... Not according to Scripture anyway...

If you want to dig deep, the Calvinist election doctrine is not at all upheld by the Catholic Church and is rejected by them. This doctrine views God in very different light... The Baptist do not at all agree to praying to Mary, or any other saint... that practice is not mentioned one time in the 66 books of the bible.. and is forbidden to pray or seek the dead for intervention. Baptist consider this Idol worship.

I personally hate any form of election Doctrine, and definitely do not agree that we should seek Mary, or any other saint... I am also against any form of imagery.. So, I would have to have a "Thus saith the Lord" before considering getting married to a Baptist or Catholic... A neon sign... "Thus saith the Lord"




If each person were to want to become stronger in their "faith??" these two major differences will clash as both groups see God completely different than one another.


The other thing is that the wife is suppose to submit to her Husband and learn from her Husband. The Husband is suppose to be the spiritual leader. This is something that should be worked out before marriage, and going in thinking things will just work themselves out is a recipe for divorce..

Jesus is Lord.