Can Jews And Baptist Marry
I am Christian; friends with a Jewish man who practices his religion. We've had some very preliminary talk about marriage. Neither of us foresee any problems with combining an interfaith marriage. Realistically, can a practicing Jew and a practicing Baptist co-exist?
Moderator - You can legally marry, but in God's eyes you would be unequally yoked and He condems this.
Join Our Christian Dating and Take The Dating & Marriage Quiz
---jessa4664 on 8/31/05
Helpful Blog Vote (8)
|
|
Jessa, if you marry a Jew you will be marrying someone who is still waiting for the promised Messiah and does not believe that Jesus is that Messiah.Jews and Christians have much in common but that doesn't change the fact that you would not have in common the most important aspect of your faith - the Saviour Jesus who died for you and has taken all your sins upon Himself. A Jew simply does not accept that. Pray that the one you love will accept Jesus. That is the most important issue right now. |
|
---Xanthi on 5/31/08 |
In a garden, does a bee visit just one flower in its quest for honey.While there may be no similarity yet there is truth.Would you start a flawed relationship?which needs extensive work.Do you know, ONLY what GOD KNOWS.But if you both have the belief "Till death do us part" & work on it, it could work--a risk-Love is tasteful when young but the edges get worn & tarnished with age.These are some of the things you BOTH need to examine before tying the knot YOU MUST BE SURE 100% |
|
---Emcee on 7/15/07 |
i have the same question. I love a Jewish man who honors his traditions and I feel as a Christian I MUST respect the Jewish religion. Yet a Jewish man can not marry a christian womwan. I understand but I know Jesus set us free fron the condanments that say they cant.........I am confused an in love |
|
---jaimee_kingsley on 7/15/07 |
2 Cor 6:14-17 "Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.
Oil and water do not mix. People seek to find their own suitable companion. But all of their efforts are contrary to God's will. They cannot assimilate, unequally yoked men and women.
Deut. 22:10 forbids the harnessing of clean and unclean beasts, together to a plow.
Lev. 19:19 forbids crossbreeding of animals.
God says the believer will be influenced by the unbeliever. |
|
---Jenny on 6/28/07 |
I'm in love with an incredible woman. We have everything in common except she a devout Christian& I a non observant Jew. I have higher values than the past men in her life who stood next to her in church yet cheated or other bad things to her. She says a non Christian could never be her soulmate. Why would a good g_d ever condone a good man & woman from getting together just because they happened to be born to different faiths at birth? Sorry, I do not for a minute believe he would. |
|
---Steve on 6/27/07 |
God created you both. I will pray for you both. May the people of this earth see your love through Gods eyes. From every second of your birth to the final hour of death god has watched you. Your task is uniquely different as each of ours. May God grant all you people with the power of compassion. Follow your heart, pray and God will listen. I will keep you specifically in mind and prayer. |
|
---Brian on 6/14/07 |
What fellowship does light have with darkness? The Lord tells us not to be unevenly yoked. If you believe in Christ and he does not that certainly is unevenly yoked. Jesus says "If you love me you will obey me." Why would you be looking for justification to violate the word of God? |
|
---Tsuanne on 5/30/07 |
Children will be a problem. Can you in good faith have your sons circumcised, know that this puts them under the Old Covenant? And will he allow his children to be baptised into the Christian faith. Jews do baptise, but for this purpose. If he is a good practicing Jew, he would not be able to permit you to raise your children in your faith. And likewise, you as a Christian could not allow your children to be raised in his faith. |
|
---lorra8574 on 5/30/07 |
Don't kid yourself! As long as it just the two of you, you may be successful in your marriage - but I doubt it. If you have chidren - what then? (Don't say, "We let them decide when they get old enough.") Along with everything else, you will be unevenly yoke - which is not God's will. 1 Corinthains 6:14 |
|
---WIVV on 5/30/07 |
You say "a practicing Baptist"; does that mean that you are a born-again Christian? If so, then to marry a Jew would be disobeying God because you would be unequally yoked with him (2 Corinthians 6:14-17). |
|
---Helen_5378 on 1/17/07 |
the real problem is children. many jewish congregations plan certain events for Sundays to discourage exactly this sort of union. many synagogues have their children's K thru 6th grade classes on Sunday mornings, altho every single other class is another day or evening of the week. Why? So they can't go to church, essentially forcing you to choose between the two. my experience is you'll find the Jews pretty biased against Christians and Christian activity, from marriage to raising children. |
|
---brasidas on 1/16/07 |
why not, you may have been meant to meet this man and bring him to God..think about it..God has a purpose for each and everyone of us...this man need saving and you do your best with the help of the Holy Spirit..pray dear..pray always ..I will and may God bless your union..it maybe he/friend will bring in more jews to your church... |
|
---jana on 8/20/06 |
Have you considered middle ground? Perhaps you all attending a Messianic Jewish congregation? |
|
---David7647 on 10/28/05 |
The only [large] difference? Jews are looking for a Messiah, while "Christians" have accepted Him.
Discuss common scriptures with him.
Visit a Messianic website or congragation.
When talking to him use Jewish terms like Tenach [Old covenant] Brith Chadasha [New Covenant], Messias [Christ], Yeshua [Jesus], ask questions about Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, etc [Lev.23:1-44, I Cor.5:7], without patronizing him.
Better Now Than Later!
God's Best! |
|
---bob6749_[Elishama] on 9/11/05 |
Is this man an Orthodox Jew? Is his family?
You do know that if he marries a gentile they will sit 'Shiva' for him and consider him dead and never have contact with him?
Realistically, NO a practicing Jew and a practicing Baptist cannot co-exist. That's why God warned of being unequally yoked. |
|
---NVBarbara on 9/2/05 |
2 Corinthians 6:14, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" |
|
---Bruce5656 on 9/1/05 |
|
|
|
