octobertiger wrote:
But what if God wanted you to be with an atheist?
He wouldn't. One of the commandments given to Christians is not to be unevenly yoked with unbelievers, i.e. not to marry a non-Christian. True Christians obey God's commandments. For a Christian, major commandments like that are non-negotiable.
It's not just God being an elitist party-pooper. There are practical reasons for it. Christians have light and life; non-Christians are in death and darkness.
Personally I wouldn't want to marry a dead person. Even if it weren't a commandment, I would refrain from marrying a dead person through personal choice. Dead people don't really do it for me, ya know?
It is interesting to observe how Christian marriage laws differ from those of Islam. Christian men and women alike are forbidden from marrying outside the faith, whereas Muslim men are permitted to marry Christians. Those two laws contradict one another. Mohammad said a Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian woman, but Christ said a Christian woman is not allowed to marry a Muslim (I.e. non-Christian) man. Some Muslims have coaxed Christians into disobeying God and marrying outside the faith. This makes me sad. If you're a Christian, obey Jesus' laws, not Mohammad's ones.
I agree, but please don't turn this into a religion argument. I don't want this thread locked.
I think that people have the right to have non-negotiable criteria, everybody should have at least one. Or else you;d just marry anybody