Convenience or Belief?

So far we have looked at two problems within the church today:

• The hunting of non-qualified spouses
• Marriages to non-Christians, by Christians

We justify the hunting of non-Christians through various, albeit incorrect, arguments or reasoning’s.  Rarely will you ever hear it condemned.

We justify to ourselves marriages to non-Christians or “Christians” with sometimes equally poor judgment.  Sometimes, there will even be those whom would wag their tongues behind our backs, but without an “in your face” moment – after all, they are not supposed to be judgmental.  Right?

Of course not! To NOT confront your sister or brother in the Lord is to display the worse kind of contempt, not only for them, the Lord, but also yourself.  This is called “hatred”.  Not the love you are commanded to have for one another! (disagree? look it up and read the whole passage!)

And here is where the questions comes in:

• Do you have a belief in God, in all aspects of your life - or is your faith a matter of “convenience”?
• Do you believe that going into marriage with a non-Christian, or “Christian”, is ok?  Even when your Bible tells you not to?  Then you really need to get a grip on your personal theology and start following what you claim your faith is based on!

So, if marriage to a non-Christian is wrong, then why would you consider dating non-Christians?  In Hollywood , dating is for “fun”, as a Christian, sorry but that kind of “fun” is not supposed to be in your walk with the Lord.  (yeah, I know, it is just a movie, a dinner, whatever. yeah....)

Turn off the TV, open up your Bible and start trying to understand it is not about you – it is about your testimony – it is about your service to HIM.  Try to understand that you and a non-Christian have NO basis for an understanding about life.

Of course, that is the rub here – you, as a Christian, are supposed to have nothing in common with the world and how it operates.  You are supposed to be what is different - drawing others to the Lord because of that difference.  But, if you are sleeping with the devil, where's your witness and impact?  If you would like to argue this – let me know and I will add you to my prayer list and encourage you through scripture………….