What's the Harm in Christians Dating Non-Christians? 

Thank you for your warning. I don’t want to go through this myself.

@@sterlingfallsproductions3930 See? Unbelievers like you don’t have the same standards of faithfulness a lover of God has. We made a promise and we will keep it, you break covenants whenever it suits you

Its just as bad being married to someone who says they are and are not committed to that.

​@sterlingfallsproductions3930 Dude, you come off as a Vertical Slug in a lot of you comments, do better and clean up your slime trail , your heading into POS territory.

keep praying, it was the same for my grandparents, and God bless my grandpa became a believer, he got saved when my mom was only 19, which is my age, and now he is in his 70s. Keep praying and don't give up

Bro, God did protect you!!! I know of some Christian whom are married to non-believers. All of those marriages are nightmares. I’m a 60 year old single guy (went through a divorce before I became a Christian). It’s paramount to that if I ever marry again that she’s a true believer. Back when I was in the dating world some women proclaimed to be Christian but really weren’t when we began discussing beliefs. God protected me as well. 🙂

Never text back when someone dumps you via text over Christian values and especially over Christ's blood bought salvation. Its far beneath you to give it anymore oxygen.

Agh, the power of indoctrination and proof of it working as desired.

Ask out a Christian girl please.. I’m always so sad when the guys start looking elsewhere when they already have the pick of many Christian girls (ie the ratio is out in church - ie more women will miss out on love for their faith)

My brother in Christ, you are a good man! As a woman I can say there are true Christian women out there who would be lucky to have you. God is saving you for a special one!

What consequences?

@@anguschiggins2161 In my case, being married to someone who is 100% aggressively opposed to what your strongest beliefs are.

@@EatLeadPal How is this affecting you 25 years later?

​@@EatLeadPal You - She was aggressively opposed to what my strongest beliefs were. Response - That statement sounds like a half-truth. Do you mean she was opposed to beliefs that you felt she should adopt.?

Let me guess, this person used reason and you couldn't stand it ?

He that one true friend, who is caring and say the truth. Hope he can help his friend. But in the end, everyone is responsible for their own actions.

He sounds jealous of his friend which could be the root of the problem. “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambitions exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.” James 3:14-16

I mean, you're right but i think you should refrase a little, it just sounds like anyone that is not christian is a bad company

Not all Christians are Bad company😂

In the proper context this is a verse that talks about not communicating with people who do not believe and proclaim that there's no resurrection of Jesus Christ and that christian people who have passed away won't be resurrected. Do not believe the claims of people who reject the resurrection.

⁠@@doctorfear9241 Anyone who doesn’t love Jesus is a bad influence to have. As God says ”Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?“ ‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ God says unbelievers compared to believers are darkness and lawlessness, so yes they are bad company. That’s why God commands us to be fairly separated from such people.

@@buddy_132 Corinthians is supposed to be written by Paul. Of course you are free to consider him as a god.

Why did you have no desire to become a Christian?

I’m a skeptic, but I respect Christians who work in academia, both stem and humanities : John Walton, Christopher B. Hayes, Carly Crouch, Joshua Rasmussen, Liz Jackson, Ard Louis, Heino Falcke, Joshua Swamidass, Casey Strine, Mark S. Smith, Oliver D. Crisp, Francis Collins, Rosalind Picard, Praveen Sethuapay... these men and women are more brilliant and hardworking in their field than I ever could dream of. I just don’t like fundies like Frank who pretend to be more than they claim...

How do you know that was a spirit and not just a thought you had!

@somerandom3247 why would I randomly think that? Being an atheist, and at the time I was just editing a video.

@@Fatalinvesting Cool.....so now you hear voices in your head. Good to know.

Romans 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

I must point out that those who love Jesus will keep His commandments as Jesus says “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” If they refuse to wait till marriage, if they see no wrong in being drunk or watching porn despite scripture presented, it is because they do not keep Gods words and do not love Jesus. My dad was like this and from such “Christians” run away.

@@buddy_132 That reminds me. I don't think some people know what it truly means to be a Christian. Some view it as simply just being a member of a religion. And then there are those who don't really know what love means. This is why it's a good thing that on this channel, there are several videos that consistently remind us that love IS NOT affirming everything the other does.

@@JiraiyaSama86 Amen! My mom who is 50 believed in Jesus ever since she was little, but when I questioned her on what the gospel was and even reframed it as ‘the good news of Jesus’ as a pop quiz, she had no idea. I’m scared to know how many more Christian’s are like this!

@@buddy_132 Same here on the fear part. I think what we'll find, if we travel, is that many only have the watered down and possibly false versions. I have already seen the fragile foundations of one. And let's just say, if they were pressed, they'd either shut out or crumble.

I don't think women can fully understand how to fully Love God without a God-fearing man.

You will be craving for any love for your entire marriage.... Jesus gets it all. Pascal's wager just got worse.

@@SingleMaltBuckeye What? You obviously don't mix with any nuns.

You need to go to their church and speak with her pastor.

Or relationships based on the wrong sexual orientation...

Amen! Imagine a 5 point Calvinist with a Provisionist

​@@buddy_132they already said dont marry a non Christian. Its redundant to mention a 5 point calvinist

Just trust that the holy spirit will guide him or her in the exact same direction you are in.

@@oscargr_ That is not a wise idea. For a life long bond we can’t take a risk like that. Even if that happened imagine 5, 10, or 20 years before they even start to change. Avoid the drama

@@buddy_132 I hear you... You don't trust the holy spirit.

Hi Carinita 👋, how are you and your daughter? Hope all is well 🙏❤️ 🙌. God bless you both richly.

@@TomMichael5678 Greetings kind brother 🙏 ❤ we are doing fantastic

Perhaps you shouldn't have faith in such a ridiculous story. That would also solve your problem.

​@@somerandom3247 What alternative have you to present to a Christian. The same pseudoscientific gibberish you buy into!

@@TomMichael5678 Here's an alternative: instead of believing clearly fictional stories with talking animals, magic, mythical creatures, and evidently untrue events; don't.

For what?

this too is true.

Yes indeed.

Good luck to you. Two things to think about: 1) At some point, life is going to happen which may require completely trusting God. If only one of you is doing this, the relationship will fray. 2) From a scientific standpoint, a Christian marriage is actually more likely to succeed. In sociology, they teach triads (group of 3) are more stable than diads (groups of 2). The reason for this is that the 3rd person (in the case of a Christian marriage the 3rd person is God) helps to meditate between the other two. From my own personal experience, I tried dating “good” women by societal standards and even those who said they believed but would otherwise not go to church unless I brought them there with me and unfortunately, I broke up with every single one of them. The short story is I got comfortable with the idea of being single for life and once I did, it was a short time later I went on my first date with my now wife.

I’m 18 bro an in the exact same situation. Every word you said I could say too. Good luck man. I really love this girl. I really hope she becomes Christian. I’ve told her that I will not marry her if she isn’t. But that obv I don’t want her to have a fake conversion just to. Be with me

Brothers, I am deeply connected in Spirit to your cases. I had to break up with a 8-year exceptional relationship due to her pseudo-christian faith. Trust me, I cried my eyes out for almost 3 months every single day. Trust me, make this simple prayer with me " Heavenly Father, I am your child and come to you as broken. Your plan is perfect and nothing can constraint it to give the full potential of my life down this Earth. I praise you to let me here your plans and accept them instead of my own will. I trust that if I have to lose this girls it's for a better reason. Give me the strength to work through your paths, not mine. Give me the courage to give up on my will and do what you have prepared for me until the origine of time. I trust you. I love you. I'm Jesus name. Amen" All my support to you brothers. And never forget one thing: love is not about feeling, it's the ability to sacrifice your life for the one you have. Praising for you !

ok, I am one of those evil, immoral atheists that eats babies for dinner every night, but I'll chime in a bit anyway (I'm also single, which is probably the more significant problem 😅)... I suspect that your differences might become a problem down the road, and, if your faith is something you hold very dear to you, then eventually things are likely to fall apart, if your faith is more important than your love for someone, or if she finds your faith to be a problem for whatever reason. I am not sure if this is unavoidable, though - she did choose to be with you, so it's possible that this doesn't become a problem at all. Trying to convert her, IMO is a good way to ruin it, though, again, it depends on her background and it isn't a simple "issue" to solve. I, obviously, wouldn't advise to try to convert her, but it would indeed be sad to throw away someone that you love and that loves you for any reason. And, I suspect I might actually have to say this here - yes, atheists can genuinely love someone as well, we're not in it just for the demonic orgies, though those are kinda fun as well xDDD (the demonic orgies thing was a joke, just to be clear)

You probably don’t want to hear this, but break the relationship immediately. Pray and ask the *Holy Spirit* that she takes it well. Never date an unbeliever. *God* is very on this, 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 “[14] Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? [15] And what accord has *Christ* with Belial? Or *what part has a believer with an unbeliever?”* Hopefully you’re not in fornication or touching here and there. We need to fear and obey *God.* Immerse yourself in prayer and the Word.

And if you never found a "godly" woman, would you have considered your prayers _not_ to have been answered?

​@@Theo_Skeptomai Maybe it isn't God's will for you to marry.

@@dhenderson1810 Maybe this 'God' is not a reality.

It just shows how loose we are when it comes to the Lord ...the creator of heaven and earth couldn't lead you to one of his own🥲

Hello how do you make such monthly ?? I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down 🤦 of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.

Thanks to my co-worker (Alex) who suggested Ms Maria Luisa Abrams.

She's a licensed broker in the states 🇺🇸

After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom.

Wow that's nice She makes you that much!! please is there a way to reach her services, I work 3 jobs and trying to pay off my debts for a while now!! Please help me.

Please dont take this as rude or disrespectful. I wish you the best! But We don't convince them, the Holy Spirit does!

🙏

​@@NewtonVieira“Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” - Jesus The Christ

Hopefully you’re not in fornication or touching here and there.

Sounds like a hopeless situation. You’re wanting to have a relationship with a deluded woman who’s already in a relationship with an imaginary character from a book who she will always put before you and receive instruction from. Good luck with that.

​@@Moist._Robot Hey Franky, what's up big guy? What relationships have worked out better for you Cardano, the simple heathen women relationships OR the trans women relationships?

That's such a disgusting and prejudice attitude.

​​@@Gek1177 What's wrong with making rational decisions based on how you rationally judge someone? You seem to assume prejudice is happening.

@@TheGuy.. It's not rational.

@@Gek1177 Re-read my question, I misspoke and had to edit it.

@@TheGuy.. You think it's rational to assume that all unbelievers have nothing in common with you and hate Jesus? There's a word for thinking that way, it's called prejudice. Honesty bud, it's not just a word.

I've had a successful marriage for over ten years. My wife is a deluded theist... like you. People can marry outside of the cult

no.shes cant save

Women feel more Unless a man is like super in love,the women are typically folding but some women are manipulative and the men be folding because of love 😂😅😅 Not everyone's relationship with an unbeliever will lead to the other coming to Christ.

@@dorcaso1619 Yes true I agree with everything you said. God bless you 🙏

So your partner now loves Jesus Christ?

@@souvikguha yes

@@Refulgent_Rascal actually Bible does say about influence of husband over wife in a positive light in Ephesians 5 25 and 1 Corinthians 7. So good for you and your point is valid. It is possible in certain cases for a good outcome of a marriage between a believer and unbeliever. Just choose a partner who at least is sincere and loves you.

Yes, true. But ultimately they are not saved.

@@GloryBeToGodForever That has nothing to do with the question the young man was asking.

@@alohaohana901 It's in regards to your comment.

God sees marriage deeper than that

I think they're just giving opinions But if you go to the bible, Paul gave a strong opinion on marrying outside of the faith, and he gives the reasons why. Even God from Genesis to Revelation hones down on the importance of marriage and its purpose. Perhaps you'd desire their answer more if they used Bible verses to prove their point? Marriage is about agreement and if 2 don't agree on the basics of their salvation, then how is that of the Lord? The gift of discernment needs to be utilized more in believers

@@dorcaso1619 But giving their opinions by saying God is instructing them to do something while being innacurate of God's will is playing God weather they know it or not. I know and understand Paul's opinion on marriage and to a degree agree. Two people that do not share the same values will have a higher likelyhood of having a bad relationship which is why Paul said what he said, and that is fair. Wasn't Paul a murderer before converting? Didn't Jesus hang out with unbelievers? How does that dynamic come from God? A believer has the power to potentially lead someone to God which is why he instructed people to spread the gosple to the unbelievers. Now sure the dynamic of a romantic relationship is differnet sure but the outcome could be the other person converting and submitting to God. How would that oppose God and his will? Isn't Satan the one who tries to sway people away from unbelivers? Who are we serving if we tell someone to not be with another person if it could actually be God's will in the first place. What if the other person is already at the process of opening their heart to God? What if the other person has miscinceptions of what the bible said and their lartner could guide them into the truth which would bring that person closer to God? We have the responsability to lead people to follow God's will not to instruct others to do what we think/feel is best for the other person. It is one thing to say that it is not recomended it is another to say not to do it. And how is discernement being used if one says to another "don't be with that person" without even knowing either one of them and their circumstances and what the future holds for them?

My Dad was a Buddhist when him and my mom got married. She prayed and didn’t try it force anything on him and he eventually got saved. I think the key is my mom prayed relentlessly and let The Holy Spirit do the rest of the work. She did not push it on him.

@@nicholasgarcia4447 Oh snap thanks for sharing, that does make sense because if you try to push people it wont help them but praying constantly and with time God will save them. When i first became a Christian i made that mistake and i was trying to tell this friend i knew about Jesus but i was forcing it on him too much and he didnt wanna be my friend anymore and got very mad at me.

No, it says the unbeliever and believer should not get married, not the "understanding" unbeliever and believer. Understanding doesn't always lead to believing. 2Cor 6:14 ‭ You are not the same as those who do not believe. So do not join yourselves to them. Good and bad do not belong together. Light and darkness cannot share together. Of course we have free will to do so anyways but as one mentioned earlier look what happened to Solomon. He abandoned the Lord for his wives gods. So if Solomon, the wisest man (except Jesus) to ever live abandoned his faith, it would be foolish to think we wouldn't either. Ask Frank said, "you are playing with fire" and that is actually literal and not figurative because if you abandon God, that is what is waiting on you.

facts

Maybe if most weren't so stuck up.

Not a command. Unless you can find it and share it from the Bible But a VERY strong suggestion from Paul. Who also gives us a few ways on how to deal with it... and why we should avoid it 1 Cor 7 2 Cor 6 God gives us free will, and marriage is the same boat. Marry an unbeliever, and you'll get consequences that fall in line with that union

The thing is, the "unequally yoked" thing may truck married believes to think that their marriage will be problem free. Marriage isn't easy, even for Christians. And even some Christian marriages don't work out. So nothing is guaranteed.

@@dorcaso1619 Hi sister. I said it is a command from the texts that you wrote, based on 2 Corinthians 6:14, unequally yoked doesn't directly refer to marriage, but it's relevant because to be yoked means to be joined with somebody, so you can't get more yoked than marriage. And then Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:39 to marry in the Lord, so in other words don't marry an unbeliever

We are our brothers keeper. He's his brother and friend. So he is doing the right thing by caring about his well-being

@@colbywidener7092 No, it's about you feeling entitled to push your beliefs and restrictions onto others regardless of whether those people want to hear it.

Well maybe God shouldn't be the most important thing in anybody's life.

Don't get married if a "god" is the most important thing in your life.

@logicalatheist1065 you live to fight on the internet. People can see how much you comment on channels btw. Hope one day you call out to God seriously, I bet my life that he will reveal himself to you! You can have a personal relationship with god if you really wanted to

@@amb4368 fight? Poor word to use

@@amb4368 I don't care that people can see my posts, lol... I apply scrutiny to religions, I try to ask questions but get very little to no facts in return. Nothing wrong with asking questions and debating... Maybe it's the fact I don't lose my debates?

Sweetie they rejected God as soon as He freed them from Egypt. They saw His miracles and knew He was real yet melted their jewelry to make a false god while God was talking to Moses on the mountain. Yet they swore they would follow God just before that. So you can rethink that malarky you spouted. There is more than enough proof God lives, but you want to be god of your life so run along and stop whining at us. Not interested in you trying to justify yourself.

@@chloemartel9927 Malarky? I haven't heard that word in a long time. I'll have to use it more. First of all, where did you get the idea that I don't believe in God. Of course I do. Are you seriously comparing this to when they left Egypt? No, they didn't reject Him as soon as they left. This was 3 moths later. It was also very different circumstances. They were being led through a desert relying solely on God to provide for them and now all of a sudden they all believed He was gone and Moses was gone. They never wanted to reject God but they had good reason to find another avenue. The Pharisees had zero reason to reject this. How can you possibly explain this? It's not like Christianity is some life altering burdensome belief system. They would be going from a life based solely on your deeds and your own merit to a life filled with nothing to do but believe in someone else to do it all for you. So please explain this. Doesn't it rather sound a whole lot more logical to say that they simply knew better? The rejected him because they knew what the messiah was supposed to do and what the Hebrew scriptures says and they knew this wasn't it.

@@nothingbutthetruth613you are not a Christian.

@@nothingbutthetruth613 you are not a Christian.

@@nothingbutthetruth613 you are not a Christian.

Moses brought up not divorcing Overall, it's not God's will. But the context of the verse, when Jesus spoke on it, is more spiritual than it is physically. How long do you fault a person who is a liar? Until they die? Even God, they ask for forgiveness, they repent, and redirect their mind and lives back to the Lord. NEW creation. I see divorce is the same. It's a choice to marry and then another choice to divorce. Is every choice from the Lord...no. but can the Lord redeem, yes. It's Grace, what they didn't have in the old Testament, when Moses was leading the people Check the verses specifically. The Pharisees asked "divorce legal for ANY REASON?" Jesus responded to them saying, sexual immorality would be the reason. The verse before, all in Matthew 19, we see Moses permitted them to divorce because they had hardness of heart. God doesn't like it. He made the two one flesh. Can you imagine if marriage were still sleep with the person and you're married? That's how it was in the culture of old....it's still like that. In God's eyes. Paper is a new thing. But God recognizes it the way that he instilled it

@@dorcaso1619 Your response reminds me of an old joke about a guy being on trial. The judge pronounces his verdict: "Mr. X, this court finds you not guilty of armed robbery." The defendant replies. "Gee, thanks, Your Honor. Does that mean I get to keep the money?" Letting him keep the money is effectively what you're advocating for here. You can forgive somebody who's lied, but if their lie resulted in them becoming rich while impoverishing somebody else, it would be normal for somebody to suggest that if they're REALLY sorry, they might want to make amends and offer just a smidgen of his ill-gotten gains to the person harmed. This isn't a hard call, even for a non-Christian. Repentance implies not merely reform but (where possible) restitution or otherwise making things right. When you divorce, and especially when somebody remarries, they are perpetuating the wrong every day. That's not my opinion, and in fact I think it's cruel nonsense, certainly in the modern world. But it is decidedly what the Bible says. So do you believe it? Apparently not. It's pretty obvious you're attempting to muddy the waters with the preceding verses without ever looking at what was actually said. As a matter of extremely clear Biblical fact, Jesus not only told people not to get divorced (except for sexual immorality), but also said that if they remarried, they were committing adultery. It's really very clear, just as it's clear you're trying to avoid it. It's also quite clear that Jesus' own disciples--rather like you--didn't much like this answer. Jesus just shrugged and told them, "Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given....The one who can accept it should accept it." Of which it's clear you are not one. Christians have a long and inglorious history of justifying their own particular stances by twisting the clear sense of the Bible, and this is yet another example. Other notable examples include American Southerners justifying slavery on Biblical grounds, and Southern Baptists insisting that God wanted us all to be teetotallers. It wouldn't surprise me if Christians in Nazi Germany would have justified genocide by airily referring their critics to 1 Samuel 15. Yeah, it's lucky for you guys that God doesn't ask you to do anything you don't like.

Saint Paul would tell you that it is a blessing to stay single.

​@@harryfaberThat's because Paul couldn't love a woman as much as he loved himself.

Plenty of marriages that end that have nothing to do with religion.

Well duh if you go to your mate's house , there are gonna be rules you have to follow. Also the word youre looking for isnt segregation , its separation. Thats what hell is basically , separation from God.

Good testimony. All glory to *Christ.* Testimonies like yours are rare. But to obey *God’s* Word doesn’t make a Christian a legalistic. Yes and amen for *His* grace. However, *God’s* grace teaches us to not obey the flesh. Titus 2:11-12, “For the grace of *God* that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age…”

Thank you for sharing your testimony.

Thanks for sharing your story. I liked it.

♥

Not everyone is like you...and she was fortunate.

Exactly brother 🙌

Yep 👍

Amen! Unbelievers as God says are darkness and lawlessness compared to those who love Jesus. They are carnally minded and are not subject to the laws of God, nor can they be as Romans 8 says. Do not marry an enemy of God.

I know people aren't dogs but every time one of my dogs picks up a bad habit the rest of them pick it up also lol. I think we as people have that same problem if you hang around drug addicts sure you may never try drugs but you are putting yourself in a bad situation that could lead you there.

Christianity is such a terrible religion, it's horrible to teach people that unbelievers are the same as darkness and Christians themselves are supposedly righteous, as if teaching inequality makes people less awful towards each other.

@sterlingfallsproductions3930 My point is that, we're all terrible people in need of redemption. God gave us a way out of judgment. He sent his only son Jesus to be the scapegoat for our sins. If we have a change of mind about our standing with him in our sins, and trust on his atonement for us on the cross. Then we will be saved. Upon that moment we will be given his Holy Spirit and we will begin to change from the inside out. Have your parents been perfect for you? Mine sure havent, God had been the BEST Father I've ever had. He's also been the best mother I've had as well. My parents are not perfect people. Neither are you or me, but I know someone who is. That's our Savior, our redeemer. Jesus Christ, the only one who can save us from ourselves. I hope you have a good day my friend. God bless you, and I pray a door is opened for you to be in right standing with God. No matter what you've done or who you are, he has a new identity for all of us.

@@sterlingfallsproductions3930 Hallo sterling.

Relationships, yet another thing ruined by religion because brainwashed cultists can't tolerate anyone who thinks differently about their religious propaganda.

Let’s not pretend to be blind . It’s just like politics now . If you believe that we should be able to defend ourselves so the government can’t come and put your wife in a cage , you can’t marry a woman that thinks guns are evil .

@@sterlingfallsproductions3930 Yeah it's not beneficial for both parts. So a unbeliever should marry an unbeliever (aka someone with same values) and a christian with a christian. I think it's fair enough

Yes , your experience is not the norm. We used to call it “ missionary dating “ . Usually the non Christian begins to resent the Christian. There are so many women who come to church with their children but the unsaved fathers seldom come.

Pretty sure it was just racism.

@@gingercake0907 @gingercake0907: “There are so many women who come to church with their children but the unsaved fathers seldom come.” Just like me, but not seldom, never.

@@gingercake0907 yep. I knew another couple in my former church: mom was a dedicated Christian, dad was not. On the bright side, he did come every Sunday and supported her and his kids. He's a "good man" by worldly standards, but as of last time I saw them, he still was not a believer. I can't imagine being in a household where my spouse thinks my most deeply held beliefs are fake. And especially the message that would send to my kids.

I find that in the majority of cases, it is actually Christian woman, non Christian man. So saying that the woman is the problem is not always true.

Amen! How can we be joined together with someone who hates Jesus? Who is an enemy of God himself? It’s crazy talk to me

​@@buddy_132 If someone doesn't believe that Jesus is god or son of god it doesn't mean that they hate Jesus.

@@jwlptjmki9608 Oh yes it does! Jesus says “If you love me, you will keep my commandments”. Those of the world are enemies of God ”Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.“ ‭‭James‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The world hates God, if your of the world you hate God

@@buddy_132 not believing In god doesn't mean that the person is evil or bad you and your god are just begging enemies with that sentence.

@@buddy_132 and If world doesn't know god how can someone from the world hate god?

My parents and all my siblings are Christians yet throughout our whole life our Father has hindered us. I've begun to wonder if my Father is truly saved or if he's just a backsliding Christian.

May "God" answer your prayers.

Hi Nick, it's difficult for an imaginative figure to show signs.

There's a statistic that if the father (but not the mother) goes to church, the children are like 80% more likely to also believe and go to church. If the mother (but not the father) goes to church, the children are only like 30% likely. Fathers have a strong influence! Luckily my mom was a strong Christian and motivated us to go (my father wasn't in the house). I've loved church my whole life because of her.

Would there be such heartache in heaven? I thought heaven was supposed to be free of pain and suffering

@@somerandom3247 Revelations 21:4-5 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

@@somerandom3247what is your point with that question? That has nothing to do with what they are saying which is don’t marry someone who isn’t a follower of Christ if you are a follower of Christ.

Godbless you sister! As hard as finding a partner it may be, you will be greatly blessed in keeping God words

@annahenderson2155: “It seems unfathomable to me to even consider marrying who doesn't love Jesus as much as, or more than, I do. That would be your fault. I am an Atheist and my wife is a Christian, married for 45 years. We respect each other and don’t try to convert each other. A custom and belief of 99% of the Christians.

@@buddy_132 Thank you! Encouragement is so sweet.

@@willievanstraaten1960 I respect the fact that you have made your marriage work. How you have done it, knowing that you and your wife are walking opposite roads, I do not understand. It is not just about this life; it's all about your eternity too. To think of not seeing my spouse in Heaven breaks my heart. Your wife must feel that way.

@@annahenderson2155 @annahenderson2155: “How you have done it, knowing that you and your wife are walking opposite roads” We have much more in common than opposing issues. Home, children, friends, community, family (all Christians) animals, movies, TV, doing shows, etc. Seldom discuss religion. I don't mind listening to her gospel music and devotional programs. We don’t always support the same tennis players or rugby teams or athletes and that is also good and nice. We fully accept and respect each other’s views. We are not trying to convince or indoctrinate each other. We live in peace and harmony. I cannot remember when we last had a serious disagreement.