Ezra
10:10-11
New International Version (NIV)
“10 Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have
been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel’s guilt. 11
Now honor[a] the LORD,
the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the
peoples around you and from your foreign wives.”
A
controversial issue is religious beliefs amongst couples.
According
the Bible, no one should be linked with those who are not equally yoked with
you, meaning that you should not me in a relationship with someone whom does
not have the same beliefs as you.
There are
many couples out there who marry those who either come from or operate in
another faith from their own and expect their relationship to work as it should…until
they get married or even have children. Then the debate comes about how to
raise their child. This issue should not exist in a relationship.
For example
it is not meant for a bible believing Christian to marry a Buddhist…do not
think that either you are going to change the person into a believer or think
that you can just be Christian and raise your child to be also despite the fact
that your partner is Buddhist.
You are doing
more harm than good to your spirit and the child.
Children
aside…You are opening doors by being in relationship with someone who is under
the influence of a false religion or by the person being an Atheist or
Agnostic. You end up bring more trials and issues that trouble your spirit and
can beat down your faith.
You cannot
expect God to bless your family while you have one person doing their Buddhist meditation
and the other singing to praise music.
To be
continued…
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