Can a Christian date and marry an unbeliever according to the Bible? It happens often that Christians meet someone they like, develop feelings, fall in love, and become romantically involved, while that person is not a Christian. Instead of following the Word of God that warns about a relationship with an unbeliever and becoming an unequal yoke, they follow their feelings. Hapo mwanzo, when the Christian and the unbeliever are dating and are in love, they may not encounter problems. But once the Christian and non-Christian are married, problems arise and many times the marriage ends in a divorce. That’s because an unequal yoke is the way to destruction. Biblia inasema nini kuhusu uhusiano na asiyeamini na kuwa nira isiyo sawa?
Does God approve of marriage to a non-believer?
Ni mara ngapi Wakristo hukutana na wasio Wakristo na kuanguka katika upendo na kusema, "Lakini Bwana alinipa kibali cha kuoa mtu huyu. Bwana aliniambia, kwamba mtu huyu hatimaye atatubu na kumkubali Yesu”.
Wapendwa watakatifu, Ngoja nikukumbushe, Ibilisi ni mwongo! Biblia inasema, Ibilisi anakuja kama malaika wa nuru. This means that it is difficult to discern the devil from Jesus. Tu kama wewe kujua Yesu Kristo wa kweli, Who is the living Word and you have the Holy Spirit abiding in you, you discern the truth from the lie.
Kwa kesi hii, Ukipata ufunuo, telling you that God approves your relationship with an unbeliever, Huu ni uongo kutoka kwa ibilisi!!!
Shetani mwenyewe anageuzwa kuwa malaika wa nuru (2 Wakorintho 11:2)
Labda kuna baadhi ya ndoa za Wakristo na wasio Wakristo, Wanandoa wasioamini walitubu na kumkubali Yesu Kristo baada ya muda fulani. But those cases are rare.
Usisahau kuhusu jambo muhimu zaidi. This revelation and so-called approval of marrying an unbeliever and becoming an unequal yoke oppose the Bible; Neno la Mungu.
Kulikuwa na ubaguzi mmoja tu katika maisha ya Hosea. Mungu alimwamuru Hosea kumchukua mwanamke wa ajabu. But that was for a specific reason and meant to confront Israel with their behavior towards God. You can’t use the example of Hosea to approve a relationship with an unbeliever.
What is the danger of an unequal yoke according to the Bible?
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Solomon took a lot of strange women, because he loved them. Despite God’s warnings to Solomon to not take strange women, Solomon followed his feelings and emotions instead of God’s words. By taking strange women, Solomon put the strange women above the words of God. Solomon showed through his life that his love for strange women was greater and stronger than his love for God.
Solomon became an unequal yoke with these strange women and you see what happened to Solomon at the end of his life. Now Solomon isn’t the only example. Angalia kitabu cha Ezra (Ezra 9:2-12) Nehemia (Nehemia 10:13. 13:25).
Paulo aliandika katika barua kwa kanisa la Korintho yafuatayo::
Msifungiwe nira isivyo sawa pamoja na wasioamini.: kwa maana ushirika gani una haki na udhalimu? na ni ushirika gani unao nuru na giza? (2 Wakorintho 6:14)
Paul saw the danger and reminded the carnal Christians of the words of God. Aliwaonya juu ya mtego wa shetani.
Ibilisi anajua udhaifu wa mwili
The devil knows exactly how to seduce and tempt people to sin and draw them to his side. He wants to captivate people, so that he can make their lives miserable and destroy their lives. Because the devil’s nature is to lie, kuiba, kuua, na kuharibu. Kupata kile anachotaka, Ibilisi hutumia udhaifu wa mwili. (Soma pia: Nguvu ya shetani inaendeshwa na dhambi).
Maadamu Wakristo wanadumu katika hali ya kimwili na kutembea kwa kuufuata mwili, Itakuwa rahisi kwa shetani na marafiki zake, kuwajaribu na kuwapotosha. Anapofanikiwa katika majaribu yake, Husababisha uharibifu na kusababisha muumini kuanguka.
Ibilisi hutumia wanaume wazuri na wanawake wazuri, kuwajaribu na kuwapotosha Wakristo katika mwili. Anatumia kila mtu, hata (uongo) manabii, Ambao hutembea baada ya mwili. Ibilisi anaweza kuja kama malaika wa nuru na kukupa maono au ndoto, Kumwambia kuwa ni haki ya kuoa mtu asiyeamini.
Why should the Bible be the final authority in your life?
Lakini watakatifu, Acha mamlaka ya mwisho katika maisha yako daima kuwa Biblia; Neno la Mungu. Kama kuna unabii, Ono, Ndoto, Sauti, na kadhalika., Kupingana na Neno la Mungu, Tafadhali kataa, badala ya kuamini na kutenda juu ya maono hayo, Ndoto, Sauti, na kadhalika. Kitu pekee kinachoaminika katika maisha yako ni Neno la Mungu. Biblia; the Word doesn’t lie, Haina kupingana, Lakini neno ni ukweli. (Soma pia: The visible Bible that connects people with the invisible God).
Najua wanawake wengi, ambao walikuwa Wakristo waliojitolea mpaka walipokutana na wanaume wazuri, Ambao hawakuwa Wakristo wa kuzaliwa tena.
Walidhani kuwa ni kutoka kwa Mungu, Kwa sababu ya jinsi walivyokutana, ambayo ilikuwa ya ajabu sana na ya kipekee na ilionekana kama muujiza.
In the beginning of their relationships, the men seemed to be interested in Jesus and attended church (this is just one of the many tactics to win Christian women).
Lakini baada ya kufunga ndoa, Baada ya muda, they stopped attending church and stayed home instead.
Tabia yao ilibadilika na Kidunia Mambo yameingia kwenye ndoa zao.
Hatimaye, their marriages became a struggle. They experienced a lot of problems, Uchungu, Huzuni, (Kihisia) unyanyasaji, na kadhalika. Baada ya miaka michache tu, Ndoa hizi ziliishia katika talaka. (Soma pia: Biblia inasema nini kuhusu talaka?)
I can tell you a lot of similar stories about marital problems in an unequal yoke marriage and about unequal yoke marriages that ended up in a divorce.
Usiongozwe na hisia na kuwa nira isiyo na usawa, Inayofuata:Uongozwe na Neno la Mungu na Kuwa Mmoja
Although Solomon lived in the Old Covenant and was the old creation, we can still learn from the story of Solomon and not make the same mistake by being carnal and ruled by feelings. Tunapaswa kuwa rule over feelings and emotions, love Jesus and keep His commandments, Pia ni amri za Mungu.
Wakati Biblia inasema kuwa si sawa nira na wasioamini, you must obey the Word of God and follow His counsel. This means that you shall not become romantically involved and have a relationship with an unbeliever and be unequally yoked. (Soma pia: ‘Amri za Mungu na Amri za Yesu‘).
Hata hivyo, maonyo ya Mungu katika Biblia, many Christians are prideful and put themselves above the words of God. They think they know it better than God and they will convert their husband or wife eventually and draw the unbeliever to their side.
Lakini Mungu anajua udhaifu wa mwili. Na Mwenyezi Mungu anajua kwamba Muumini hatamvutia kafiri.. Badala yake, Makafiri watamvuta Mkristo anayemwamini kwa upande wake..
Nira isiyo na usawa itamwongoza Mkristo kwenye uharibifu na hiyo ndiyo hasa Mapenzi ya Ibilisi. Siyo mapenzi ya Mungu! But it is up to the people whether to believe the words of God and obey His words or to not believe the words of God but trust their feelings and insights.
Therefore stay obedient to the Word and let the Bible; the Word of God be the final authority in your life. Usimweke kiumbe juu ya Muumba lakini kaa mwaminifu kwa Muumba.
“Kuwa chumvi ya dunia”
