June 9, 2012
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I was listening to a pastor advise people who called in to a show today and I heard him advise a woman to be careful about getting into a relationship with a none Christian woman as this was very dangerous. You would think that if the pastor truly cared about the woman he would try to help her overcome the sin of the unnatural desires in her own life first. Had this advice been about a man it would have been correct. Such advice or absence thereof made me wonder is this pastor truly saved and does he know the true risen Lord?
Under such circumstances I believe there are a limitted number of answers: he could be seriously ill informed Christian, A misguided Christian who satan has skewed his priorities, a Christian with sin in his own life, or a charlatan.
Comments (5)
@RobertLeeRE - As far as not being yoked with an unbeliever you are right. I meant that the very fact that he glazed over the fact she was asking about a relationship with another woman. We may can’t help all of our thoughts but to act on it is sin. If she had a relationship with another women who claimed to be Christian even to be maried would be living in sin.
Actually the Pastor was giving correct advice based on scripture. As Christians we are not to be yoked with non Christian believers. This means we are to not be married to them, be in relationships with them except as when we are Ministering to them as a brother and sister in Christ. Many bad things can happen if we ignore God’s advice in scripture. Of course if out of sheer scriptural ignorance we do marry a non Christian then we are to stay married and minister to their souls, but it would be better to not marry a non Christian. For what commonality can one going to heaven have with one not? 2nd Corinthians 6:14, We are not to be unequally yoked together with someone. This applies especially of Christians to non Christians . Yokes were a wooden thing that went around a bulls neck in plowing the fields. When teaching a younger bull they would yoke the weaker younger smaller one with the big older one so the little one could learn the skill and plow the field. They would be yoked together.I never heard the exact premise of the conversation but there are many basic Christians that do not understand this teaching in scripture and it causes them to keep falling into sin. You see it with drug addiction Christians that are unwilling to give up them non Christian friends that keep causing them to stumble. You see it with Christians that keep falling into different types of sexual sins because of friends that think adultery or fornication is okay. There are many sins and holes Christians could avoid if they would adhere to Paul’s teaching in 2nd Co 6:14 and quit hanging out with the ungodly, quit entering into ungodly relationships. This does not mean you cannot minister to them through friendship, but you should influence them and not the other way around. If they are not on the path to heaven you are going (should be ) in two different directions. But you should never ever marry them unless they get saved or convert of course. Also the scripture says you must be equally yoked to marry. So this means if they are a baby Christian and you are a missionary level Christian then you must teach them and bring them to your spiritual growth level before you are to be yoked (married) with them.
God Bless,
Brother RobertLeeRE
@New1E13_15 -Oh yes of course that answers even more. That to me sounds strange too. There is a pretty large part of Christianity that does not believe homosexuality is sin as strange as it sounds. I think he should have quoted 1st co 6:7-11 then 2nd Co 6:14. yes I now agree with you and see what you are talking of. it makes me wonder what type of Christian he was.
As far as a bad marriage it is very dangerous. I am not sure what he was talking about. it could help her it will not send him to hell but it not the best way to pick a wife for a long marriage it is risky
I missed the same sex part of it