You’re at least happy to get married, being married does take work and maybe that’s what people don’t think about.
That’s too bad because it’s true.
That’s because people don’t know about what God wants and they don’t care.
It’s a big contribution, it should be better respected.
I think there is...there’s a lot of people in the world...
Whose choice then?
Sure, it’s my opinion but I also think that’s how God wanted it.
God created man and then because He said its not good for man to be alone He created woman and He created women to be the man’s helper and He also made a woman able to bear children, seems to me that He wants men and women to be together and that women have kids and raise them. I don’t see how I’m wrong there.
What do you mean figuratively?
What’s more important than raising the next generation? I think that’s takes precedence myself.
They could make a difference by raising their kids themselves.
Ok
Better than just giving up. And is God not big enough to make a marriage work if asked?
The why would He say it’s not good for man to be alone and make woman if He can only fill voids? I think that God made men and woman for each other but with Him as that 3rd strand..that’s how it works.
It might take work and prayer but God wants people to do well. You can’t do it without His help that’s for sure. He can repair any bad marriage...I know, he’s repaired mine.
No offense but that doesn't apply here-- he is not for us-- not from a biblical standpoint. Man is powerless, and that is what he believes Jesus is-- a man, and nothing more. Man cannot live without sinning, nor can a man save the life of another.
So getting married is the important part? No not everyone is happy getting married. A lot of times it's the realisation that marriage can be stressful and difficult and potentially end in a lot of heartbreak that makes people not want to do it in the first place
Not anymore. Women can be financially independent. People can adopt kids if they really want them or even have an artificial insemination.
As someone who used to be of The "Christian community" I can honestly tell you that knowing what God wants doesn't always make a difference.
You didn't hear? People are working artificial wombs and stuff like that to completely discard natural conception and pregnancy. No one thinks of it the same way anymore. A woman has to be worth more than that.
It really isn't like like that.
The men who leave them.
Fine, but I don't see how you can still believe people should carry on in the way "God wants" when the whole world is very clearly passed that. I feel bad for Christians, I can only imagine how much more shallow their dating pool must be.
This would be a great topic in another thread, so I will start it now.
That's the thing, you're the one who's not really a follower of Christ. In 8 months I don't think I've heard you speak on the teachings of Him. Yeah you talk a lot about the childish philosophy of David Wolf and homosexuals but few words from the Nazarene. Your more a follower of "St". Paul, along with a fraternity of 2nd/3rd century philosophers. A little strange you wouldn't be quoting more from who you believe is God.
1. This is not a specifically a theology forum between Christians.
You ignored the verse immediately before 9:50.
Please give links or direct quote with reference to passage next time.
But there are a lot of people who still get married and most are happy to..otherwise they wouldn’t.
True, but people do much better in families with a mom and a dad. That’s the way God intended it to be, not the ways in which people want to go around that ideal.
What happened that you think that?
A woman is worth a lot in the raising of children, it’s too bad we have gotten to that point that women only have worth outside of the house...too bad for women, for children and for husbands, this has negatively affected everyone. But that seems to be what happens when people go against what God says is good.
I don’t believe it’s always the man’s fault.
I think the world is passed that because people don’t believe in God anymore and don’t really care what He wants or says is good for us.
Most are actually not happy according to stats.
That may have been his intention (If he is even real) but that's not the way the world worked out. Things have changed so working with those ideals just don't stick.
Bad experiences with so-called Christians.
A woman is worth more than her ability to give birth.
I never said that but there are A LOT of cases of men skirting their responsibilities and wanting nothing to do with the women they knocked up or their kids. A lot of men refer to married and family life as some kind of prison sentence.
If God is even real.
I've seen "equally yoked" Christian marriages fall apart.
Ehh... we have a lot of people telling other people What God Wants-- fortunately, God has spoken for Himself. I take what everyone else says with a grain of salt.
So if I were successfully casting out demons in Jesus name you would accept me as a believer?
If you were successfully casting out demons in the name of someone you believe to be a mortal man? There would be much to consider... the validity of said exorcism, for one.
Jesus is not a mortal man. He is the Messiah and the one God made both Lord and Christ. He is seated at the right of God and all authority has been given to him. Hence it is in his name that I can cast out demons as Jesus is Lord of All.
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
So your not sure what the Bible says then? Everything I said about Jesus is directly and explicitly said in the Bible...no interpretation needed. The same cannot be said about the Trinity doctrine.
He is real. The thing that has changed is more people are not believing in God so they don’t see why they should have to live how He said we should.
And that made you think negatively about God enough to not believe anymore? What was it that made you believe in the first place?
Is a man able to give birth? That is special only to women.
Sure, but it is better to not be unequally yoked.
Okay.
Well, in part yes. What other representation is there supposed to be in the world then if not for people that claim to know him? Plus, I don't see how a deity could be worth worshipping who let's all this filth go on but still expect people to "push through" without making himself explicitly known. And then blaming us for not getting it. Or how this works for people born in some isolated little village that were born and die in their own pagan religions because they never heard about the alleged true god (and just so you know, I was raised Christian, I didnt choose it). There's too many questions that will probably never get answered but this is taking the thread off topic so I'll end it here.
One of these days, maybe. As unnatural as that sounds and is.
Is there really a point if it fails anyway?
Iam only asking this for the sake of intellectual consistency.
I asked: