12 Sep 07
Originally posted by Rajk999I can't see how anyone could derive that interpretation from that passage.
I suspect that this is the passage in 2 Cor 6, that is being twisted :
14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
I think in the book of Haggai or Nehemiah there was some harsh treatment to Jews who married outside of the Israelite nation after the return to the good land from Babylon.
At any rate RBHILL, as far as I can see, never did provide the scripture for his statement. So I assume he has none.
I still wish him the best and happiest marriage in the Lord.
12 Sep 07
Originally posted by Rajk999He might also have been referring to the prohibition of marrying people of a different religion in Deuteronomy 7:3.
I suspect that this is the passage in 2 Cor 6, that is being twisted :
14 Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons
12 Sep 07
Originally posted by RBHILLSo what must people of mixed race do? Must they find someone with an identical mix?
And the word of God says you should marry within your own race to avoid conflicts.
It is my experience that differences in religion, beliefs, education, upbringing, and gender are more likely to cause conflicts than differences in race. Race can sometimes be an indicator that such differences exist but it is a highly unreliable indicator and unfair to the extent of making anyone who uses it a racist.
However most marital problems are not due to differences but due to a failure in dealing with those differences. Many of the differences are actually what makes marriage so wonderful.
12 Sep 07
Originally posted by jaywillHe has none. If there is a clear passage in the Bible that says what RBHill says, I will become an atheist forthwith. The passage I quote (plus ATY's) is the ones that people can twist to suit their needs.
I can't see how anyone could derive that interpretation from that passage.
I think in the book of Haggai or Nehemiah there was some harsh treatment to Jews who married outside of the Israelite nation after the return to the good land from Babylon.
At any rate RBHILL, as far as I can see, never did provide the scripture for his statement. So I assume he has none.
I still wish him the best and happiest marriage in the Lord.
