Would you date someone of another faith?

[Don C. Edwards, Jr.]

Outreach Ministry needed in times like these.....one of several questions coming your way

[Zoey "Zozo" Kassay Solomon]

I would see no issue with it. Some things might be harder, but the same would be an issue with different cultures.

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

So where does II Cor. 6:14 have place in the life of the believe?

"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?"

The post did not say be friendly with it said date how is there no issue?

[Zoey "Zozo" Kassay Solomon]

Im speaking from a personal standpoint

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

But is it out of order?

[Zoey "Zozo" Kassay Solomon]

I dont think so.

[Adrian Lamar West Sr.]

Yoke does not necessarily mean to date/marry/ if you continue your studies of Paul you will see what he says if you are...

Now yoked could and quite possibly does mean you secret societers........Hmmmmmmm.

don't date a Catholic but put the Mason Symbol on the Church/ not the CROSS better yet The Compass.

My point Yoke has nothing to do with Marriage..........

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

I didnt imply that yoked had anything to do with marriage but then again yeah it kind of does. When ox were yoked together they were done so for the purpose of working together. Now for the purpose of this discussion how is it not a relavent scripture? And how does it have nothing to do with marriage?

[Adrian Lamar West Sr.]

No the question is what do Ox have to do with Humans???????

Yoked in the sense that I am trying to convey is that If one can be called Mason/Elk/Alpha/kappa/omega/Delta/Shriner/skull and bone....
How can they at the sametime be called the Church/ and know so much about Yah/ When all the time they claim to know so many secretss.....

That in it's sense has nothing to do with the fellowship of a Man/Woman.. It is like oh I go both ways.When there is only one way too go....

Look at the Marriages in the BIBLE were they all equally yoked as you say no yet they were blessed......

Unequally yoked in my opinion has nothing to do with marriage/of men and women/ But has everything to do with Yaweh!!!!!!!!and Man>............

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

It was an example of what the yoke was designed for. And your right in your example of the secrect societies, but not all marriages were blessed by God. He forewarned his people not to marry outside of the Nation of Isreal why? Becasue He knew the outcome of such a union, and it is in that sencse I made the statement.

[HOPE - Psalm 43:5]

Amen Servant... why put yourself in a potentially stressful situation.

MARRIAGE - I put the subtitle of marriage here becuase if we are talking about dating then we are most definitely talking about marriage. Why? Because the purpsoe of dating should be to lead towards marriage.. dating is a discovery stage that you enter into once you encounter a person that you would consider or are considering marrying. It shouldnt be this casual thing we do but a purposeful thing. With that said.. why date someone who you KNOW will cause frustration in your marriage. The two of you already don't agree so how can you possibly walk together in the covenant ministry of marriage? What, she's fine and he's cute so you wanna give it a go... Whatever.. be careful what you sow because that and that alone will you also reap. Don't deceive yourselves into thinking that it will be a blessed union. You so foundational belief discord, you will reap a house not built on a firm foundation. Cracks in the walls will show, rodents will creep in, doors won't be closed... there will be days when you feel like the relationship is cracking up and you don't know why, various people will have access to your marriage that should not have access at all, spiritual doors will be open to demonic influence.. rejection, rebellion, ungodly anger, bitterness, strife, financial woes due to ungodliness.. generational curses and habitual sins will not be broken because they have legal access to you.. the door is still open.

MINISTRY
Even though the question was posed about a person of ANOTHER faith, I also know that just because a person is a Believer doesn't mean that you should be yoked together with them. For example, you could be an ox and they are a horse in the kingdom. It is an imbalanced yoke. One is meant to be free to journey through many many lands and will therefore pull away from the assignment and while the other is purposed to plow the land before them. I've found myself at churches where I was in bondage instead of a yoking. The bondage was they were the ox and I was a free range horse. I need to be in a herd of like-minded horses but the herd must be able to return to a stable and be nourished. The ox doesn't need to run free, it is a beast of burden purposed to be in one place.

When we understand our ministerial differences in the body of Christ, then we will not judge one another and belittle one another for those differences.


Friend, be careful not to yoke yourselves with someone just because they say Hallelujah Thank You Jesus just like you do. Their work in the kingdom may not be in the same field as yours. Marriage is a ministry and no ministry should have a TEAM player that is not fully in agreement with the vision of that mission and ready to set their will to walk in that vision, support that vision, finance that vision, and work that vision.

When you find your purpose for the kingdom... when you know that thing that just "urks" you for Christ.. ailment that you are meant to be used as a vessel by God to bring healing; that wrong that you are meant to be used by God to make right.. then yoke together with someone who has the same or a similar calling. We are ALL ministers and should see to it that NO ONE fails to obtain the grace of God, but how we do that specifically is wherein you are called!

A MARRIAGE WITH SIMILARITIES
My sweetheart has a passion for the wholeness of men, women and children. A passion for relationship wholeness. A passion for emotional healing. A passion for biblical counseling. Well guess what... so is mine. And the Lord has brought us together as two puzzle pieces that just fit right.. fitly joined. A relationship like this can be a beautiful thing if you ever can find a person like that.

A MARRIAGE WITH DIFFERENCES
I'm was previously married and the only thing me and my ex-husband had in common was that we were both Believers. Other than that.. we didn't like any of the same things. We had separate everything. Some would say Jesus is all you need. That wasn't the case for us but it may be the case for you. It wasn't the case for us because we both had emotional baggage that should have been checked at the door. We both were not whole when the two became one. We were emotionally wounded and didn't allow the Lord to heal us.. we sought healing from one another. MANKIND can't heal some things.. on THE HEALER can do that. With so many differences.. he hated the stuff i loved.. I was bored with the things he loved. We could never rest and relax with one another. One was always in inner unrest while the other was enjoying themselves. But we BOTH were Believers. Jesus CAN be all that you need, but the two of you must agree to become ONE IN CHRIST. It is not good for a married couple to each just be one of Christ's.. they must be ONE period! Same mind, same purpose, same vision for the marriage etc. It will be very difficult to do that when the two are pulling away from one another.

I know this post is long but I just wanted to share what was on my heart with everyone.

[Maria]

a christian man is no different than an atheist man...

[Rev. Eric Culberson Jr.]

Explain please?