Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: EFL0@ns.cc.lehigh.edu (Edward Francis Lamb) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Should Christians date Non-Christians Message-ID: Date: 23 Jan 91 08:20:50 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 41 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu But marriage is not just another relationship. It is the union of two people to become one. This has nothing to do with loving someone. It has everything to do with loving God. If scripture says we shouldn't do something, then we shouldn't do this. It's stated in 2 Cor 6:14+ "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God." (NIV) OK. This statement is clear. One can always disobey, and God may, through His grace, allow a good situation to be there. But now someone's argument is with the Bible, so I won't proceed. Remember, if God did not allow good to happen to sinners, we'd all be in trouble. Now, about dating non-Christians. First you have to define dating. If dating is just a means for friendship, fine. But if dating is a means for finding a spouse, or finding what you don't want in a spouse, it is clear to me that since there is already a basis for no intermarriage, then there can be no dating of non-Christians in this context. Seeing how pure God wanted his people to be in the Old Testament (as far as marrying outside the tribe, etc.), I think it is safe to say that since He never changes, it has to be that way now. But, as with every other choice we have, we can disobey. This has come up in our fellowship here at Lehigh, and I have looked into this and talked to people about this. Ed Lamb ________________________________________________________________________ Ed Lamb .387 aversage Catcher 53 homeruns Philadelphia Phillies 157 runs batted in National League MVP 67 stolen bases World Series MVP ________________________________________________________________________ --Hey, I can dream, can't I ??????