How would you feel about marrying someone from a Christian tradition different to you

singpraiz4hym · 06-20-2008, 12:22 PM


	How would you feel about marrying someone from a Christian tradition different to your own?

totallyforgiven2 · 06-20-2008, 05:37 PM


	Judy and I were raised differently, I was raised very conservative and she wasn't raised quite as conservative. We do get along great though. She tells me how it is going to be and I say, "YES DEAR, WHAT EVER YOU SAY, DEAR!" This is how a marriage is suppose to be, ain't it? Just kidding, like in our christian walk, why fight over things that do not mount to a hill of beans!!!

newtronical1 · 06-21-2008, 06:49 AM


	I was brought up Baptist and moved to the Methodist faith in my adult years. Maria, who is Catholic from birth, got me into Catholicism which I am now a member of. To me, denominations are nothing more than man-made beliefs. Its what in your heart and what YOU belive that will be the diciding factor come judgement day. There are some things I dont agree with in the Catholic faith yet there are also some very interesting traditions that they practice. For the most part, I am content with my beleifs and urge everyone to practice theirs and go to church as often as you can. Praise God in the house that God built!

jtdaily · 06-21-2008, 09:32 AM


	Amen Newt. This is a topic that I have talked to my daughter about many times. I used to have a maintenance supervisor who grew up Catholic and married a Jehovah Witness. I asked him some questions about his newly found faith and he told me I had to ask his wife because she knew more about it. It sort of shocked me, but I told him that his relationship with God had to be personal. The only thing I suggested was to make sure he understood what he believed because JW is a very deceiving cult. It is a sad situation, but eye opening. Unfortunately I had to have this same conversation with my niece who married a Mormon. Sorry, I know this was slightly off topic. It definitely is different to marry some one who is in a different denomination, than some one who is in a completely different religion.

HisServant77 · 06-21-2008, 11:09 AM


	With me, well I never grew up or was taught in some sort of denomination or anything. Had just my Bible and God. Now I'm go to a nondenominational church, which is what I've always considered myself. No traditions or beliefs based on denomination, just what is in the Bible, backed by the Bible, and so forth. This of course isn't something like "personal interpretation" like some would say, but rather the Word is the Final Authority. And there were times I've gone to the pastor and talked to him about things that were unbiblical, and shown him, and he's received that correction and realized what the Word really says. So it's about the Truth of the Word of God, not denominations . . . With that said, concerning marriage, it would have to not be about what denomination the person is in, but rather does he/she serve the Lord, and is the Word of God the final authority or are people? . . . Hmm . . . did I go off topic sorry

totallyforgiven2 · 06-21-2008, 04:28 PM


	God says in His word not to be unequally yoked, because one will be stronger than the other. I was raised in a non-denominational christian church and my parents taught you that it was the one and only "right" religion. They were very very strict.

HisServant77 · 06-21-2008, 05:51 PM


	I'm sorry to hear that, Brother though I'm glad now that you do serve the Lord still, and haven't been turned away in any way And Amen, the Lord does tell us to not be unequally yoked. You know, I remember a great example to explain things like this. Two people: one is standing on top of a table, the other on the ground. It represents where they are in their walk with God. The Christian on the table and the other on the ground. Now, Let the Christian try to pull the other one up (without the other one working to climb up). Think of how hard that is. Next, have the one on the ground, try to pull the one on the table, down . . . How hard is it? It's a lot easier to be pulled down, than to lift someone up (especially if that someone doesn't try to climb up himself/herself: ie--work to have a relationship with the Lord) Of course, if both work on the relationship with the Lord, and the Lord is the head of the relationship between the two, then that's great! That wouldn't be unequally yoked if both serve the Lord together and go to God's Word concerning Spiritual matters.

singpraiz4hym · 06-21-2008, 09:42 PM


	Amazing how it hasn't been just Catholics who think they are the only 'right' religion. I was raised Catholic, in fact I wished to be a nun. Then I dated a Baptist in high school and went to youth group there also. Like Newt shared, I learned that as long as it was a Bible believing church, and weeded out the manmade dogma that it doesn't matter on the 'name' your church as long as it is His church. My hubby goes to our Catholic church but I've been attending a pentecostal Assembly of God church for almost 10 years. It allows me to use the gifts God has given me with fine arts and missions. Hubby comes sometimes with me and I praise God that he has respected that my relationship with God has to come first and has given me the space to go where I'm spiritually fed. With my first husband I literally was fighting to go to church and be active in it, despite the fact we went to church when we dated. No off topics here. These points are all relative to the discussion. Thanks for the great sharing!

HisServant77 · 06-23-2008, 09:20 AM


	Praise God that you are with a husband that does allow you to serve the Lord like that! It is sad, that not just the ones listed, but a LOT of denominations and such believe things like you must go to THEIR church or THEIR denomination to follow the Lord. There's too much schism and fighting in the body of Christ, too many people choose "heads" of their body other than Christ . . . if we just worked together with the Lord Jesus and HIM ALONE as the head, can you imagine . . .

singpraiz4hym · 06-23-2008, 02:31 PM


	Oh a BIG Amen there, Michael. And yes I'm blessed with the man God gave me We go to couples growth group together where I attend and he's made awesome 'man friends' there. His home church is 15 miles away compared to being able to walk to my church. He knows that if our relationship isn't right with God it will not be right with us!

View Poll Results: How would you feel about marrying someone from a Christian tradition different to you
As long as the other person was a Christian, the tradition/denomination wouldn't matter.	4	66.67%
Certain traditions would present much greater barriers than others.	0	0%
I would much prefer to marry someone from, or very close to, my own Church tradition	2	33.33%
Would only marry someone with my same tradition	0	0%
Doesn't make any difference to me	0	0%
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