Can a christian marry a buddhist or other religion?
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Wat i heard is that christian can only marry christian ?
Am i right or wrong ? pls correct me
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no lah!!
even malay can marry buddist! -
no lah!!
even malay can marry buddist! -
That is not a usual practice. It's all ultimately depending on that person's religious faith. Certain families are really religious and they want they children preferably find someone of the same religion.
But at this era, I guess you can hardly can find such a situation. -
hmmmm ok~
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No standard rules. You can marry whom u wish. But then to avoid those inter religon kinda of conflict, most preferable for people of same religon to marry. Not only for christianity but accross the board.
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You can marry with someone of any religion but you'll have to think about what religion will your children carry next time ? A Christian will definitely want their children to take up the same religion but if you're a Buddhist, will you give way ?
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dun let "religion" bind u... we can see a lot of cases around us in Spore that true love can still survive under different background.. it depends on the respect between one another... dun let other pple's opinion affect you ... who are they to judge or interfer..? they are not the one in love.. and are not in the right position to comment...u r the one choosing your partner, dun be affected by pple's opinions.
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u can marry any other ppl... but not cats and dogs, birds and insects
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If you're a Buddhist, your wife is a Christian and your wife insist that your childrens to take up Christianity but you want your children to be Buddhist, what will you do ?
You wouldn't want your children to be a free-thinker I suppose ? Religion do play a role in assuring someone's thinking and moral attitute. -
marriage is a relationship. so we as God's creations do need to establish our relationship with God first; since it was God who is the creator of heavens and the earth.
as one party is already a Christian, it will be his duty to share Christ's gracious grace with the bride to be, so that she too can share the joy and blessing that is there waiting for her, just as he has already received his, through his trust and faith in God through Jesus. -
usually is yes, christian kinda marry christian as well....but not really practical in this world lar...
but mostly the kids will become christian later.. -
same situation... my frens...Originally posted by cookie_monster:If you're a Buddhist, your wife is a Christian and your wife insist that your childrens to take up Christianity but you want your children to be Buddhist, what will you do ?
You wouldn't want your children to be a free-thinker I suppose ? Religion do play a role in assuring someone's thinking and moral attitute.
their mom was christian, married a buddhist, convert to buddhist but then send his 2 sons(my frens) to church since young .... SMART sia... 1 gone, but 2 came in.... -
Most of my fren turn into christian becos the church there alot of chiobu ^^
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yea rite...Originally posted by Lim Charles:marriage is a relationship. so we as God's creations do need to establish our relationship with God first; since it was God who is the creator of heavens and the earth.
as one party is already a Christian, it will be his duty to share Christ's gracious grace with the bride to be, so that she too can share the joy and blessing that is there waiting for her, just as he has already received his, through his trust and faith in God through Jesus. -
i don't mind my kids to become a christian if i am a buddist and my wife is a christian. but i cannot tolerate if they don pay respect to the ancestors. i have seen it with my own eyes wen i went to a funeral of a fren's grandfather. one of my fren's cousin, who is a christian, refuse to go into the funeral area, and also refuse to touch any joss sticks, not to mention offering it to his grandfather. he just stand at the extreme far end outside the funeral area, and showing us disgusting n impatient face while waiting for his parents who is inside the funeral area. some of my fren's ah beng cousin nearly went over n wack him but due to the respect of their decease grandfather, they pretend not to see. any christian here also do the samething like my fren's cousin? any comment?
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when my grandfather passed away, almost all the children n grandchildren never offer joss sticks. Everyone in my maternal family is a christian, even my grandmother... except my parents. So they were the only one who offered joss stick, we did pay our respect though. well, your fren's cousin is wrong not to pay his respect but wat is the big deal abt joss stick? ain't we suppose to be filial when they are alive? why wait till they passed away, then burn big house, joss sticks, joss papers...
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Joss sticks have nothing to do with religion. It has to do with old chinese beliefs. Its part of chinese custom, just like giving red packet during Chinese New Year. So whats wrong with joss sticks? My dad, who is a christian, did offer joss sticks when my grandfather died.
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for buddhist side, it's possible, because buddhists dun mind...
but for christian side, even if the person you are going to marry(christian) doesn't mind, his/her church mates, and perhaps the WHOLE CHURCH will mind, and will try as much as possible to psycho him/her into letting go of this r/s of yours...
either that, or they DEMAND that you change your religion to christianity... then they allow you to carry on....
think for urself what u want loh....
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well, depends on how religious dat person is i guess... if he know his bible well enuff, offering joss sticks is definitely out of question. wat's wrong with joss sticks? how i know? ask kamper lah... he post his question dat way.. so i ask him wat's wrong with joss sticks loh... maybe his joss sticks no fragrance.... hahahaOriginally posted by *§watch®§kin:Joss sticks have nothing to do with religion. It has to do with old chinese beliefs. Its part of chinese custom, just like giving red packet during Chinese New Year. So whats wrong with joss sticks? My dad, who is a christian, did offer joss sticks when my grandfather died.
Just my 2 cents worth.
aiyoh... religion is always a sensitive topic... sighz! -
It is written in the bible in a few places.Originally posted by william10:Wat i heard is that christian can only marry christian ?
Am i right or wrong ? pls correct me
In the Old Testament, there are specific rules not to marry outside of the tribe. From Abraham onwards, he instructed his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his tribe. The servant found Rebecca. Then Jacob was told to go back to find a wife from his own tribe. He married Rachel. (But after being tricked into marrying Rachel's sister) All inside the book of Genesis.
The most famous verse in the New Testament that most Christians will use now is 2 Cor. 6:14 "Do not yoke with unbelievers..." The whole context is actually verses 13 to 15.
But we all know that God is not a God of rules but a God of grace. So naturally you will ask why? A lot of Christians leaders will just say obey the Word. But it's difficult to obey right? Well, you are not alone. But now if I tell you the rationale behind it, so that you can understand why God want it to be so for your own good. It will make it easier to obey Him. But to be truthful, obedient means without questioning.
- Unbelievers and believers do not have something in common. Verses 15. It is like a duck talking to a chicken. Misunderstanding usually bring about quarrel and to some cases, separation. You see value in going to church meetings, you see value in tithing to God, you see value in serving in ministry. They see you don't love or cherish them enough to want to spend time with them. They see you throwing money down the drain instead of spending on them.
- Unbelievers do not know agape love. "We love because he first loved us..." 1 John 4:19. But what is agape love, The highest form of love? Look at 1 Cor. 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Now, do you want to be loved like this? To the unbelievers, they do not understand this kind of love that you know and can give. They will be surprised and shocked. I know. Now this kind of love never fails (verse
. So do you want to accept anything short of the love that never fails? You decide for yourself.
- The best foundation in a relationship is not to put your partner in the 1st place. Strange? But true! Nobody is perfect and everyone will fail. It's not fair to demand your partner to always not fail. They can't even if they wanted to. The same goes to you, it's unfair of you. The only perfect person to be in the 1st place is Jesus. They don't understand it.
- Believers undergo Satanic/spiritual attacks. Come on. If God is real, Satan is also real. But even if we do go thru' these attacks. We know who is the greater one. So we are not afraid. But for unbelievers, they are helpless. They can't call on the name of Jesus Christ to deliver them. Think of it. Like it or not, they are going to be different. They are going to get defeated. We live by faith. To believe in Him is already faith. We walk by faith. They can't. They give up.
- If you are a believer and you want your partner to be saved, you have to show them your firm stand. If you can compromise your God, they might even look down on you. But if you don't compromise, they began to wonder and may want to find out more about your God. So do not hinder their salvation.
So am I saying believers should not be with unbelievers? No. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. The bible talks about it in 2 places. 1 Cor. 6:12 and 1 Cor. 10:23.
When you grow in Him and understand more about His grace, He will bless you and your family. Noah was the only righteous man but God spared his family in the great flood. Abraham was credited by God to be righteous and his family was blessed by God. Jacob was blessed by God, Rachael worship idols. But God didn't count it against her. Problem is not a lot of believers really grow in Him fast enough.
Christianity is not a religion. It's a relationship with God. -
Well said.... on humans relation with GOD.
But is the source of the Christian bible verified ?
By who ? I am not doubting your Faith but the source
needs to be interrogated first.
We ,humans can regulate and then write them out too....
Then y the break off from Roman Catholics in the 1st place?
Wasn't this the origins of Christianity's belief ?
It is written in the bible in a few places.
In the Old Testament, there are specific rules not to marry outside of the tribe. From Abraham onwards, he instructed his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his tribe. The servant found Rebecca. Then Jacob was told to go back to find a wife from his own tribe. He married Rachel. (But after being tricked into marrying Rachel's sister) All inside the book of Genesis.
is that y Christian leaders R allowed to get a wife ?
The most famous verse in the New Testament that most Christians will use now is 2 Cor. 6:14 "Do not yoke with unbelievers..." The whole context is actually verses 13 to 15.
But we all know that God is not a God of rules but a God of grace. So naturally you will ask why? A lot of Christians leaders will just say obey the Word. But it's difficult to obey right? Well, you are not alone. But now if I tell you the rationale behind it, so that you can understand why God want it to be so for your own good. It will make it easier to obey Him. But to be truthful, obedient means without questioning.
- Unbelievers and believers do not have something in common. Verses 15. It is like a duck talking to a chicken. Misunderstanding usually bring about quarrel and to some cases, separation. You see value in going to church meetings, you see value in tithing to God, you see value in serving in ministry. They see you don't love or cherish them enough to want to spend time with them. They see you throwing money down the drain instead of spending on them.
- Unbelievers do not know agape love. "We love because he first loved us..." 1 John 4:19. But what is agape love, The highest form of love? Look at 1 Cor. 13:4-7 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Now, do you want to be loved like this? To the unbelievers, they do not understand this kind of love that you know and can give. They will be surprised and shocked. I know. Now this kind of love never fails (verse. So do you want to accept anything short of the love that never fails? You decide for yourself.
- The best foundation in a relationship is not to put your partner in the 1st place. Strange? But true! Nobody is perfect and everyone will fail. It's not fair to demand your partner to always not fail. They can't even if they wanted to. The same goes to you, it's unfair of you. The only perfect person to be in the 1st place is Jesus. They don't understand it.
- Believers undergo Satanic/spiritual attacks. Come on. If God is real, Satan is also real. But even if we do go thru' these attacks. We know who is the greater one. So we are not afraid. But for unbelievers, they are helpless. They can't call on the name of Jesus Christ to deliver them. Think of it. Like it or not, they are going to be different. They are going to get defeated. We live by faith. To believe in Him is already faith. We walk by faith. They can't. They give up.
- If you are a believer and you want your partner to be saved, you have to show them your firm stand. If you can compromise your God, they might even look down on you. But if you don't compromise, they began to wonder and may want to find out more about your God. So do not hinder their salvation.
So am I saying believers should not be with unbelievers? No. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. The bible talks about it in 2 places. 1 Cor. 6:12 and 1 Cor. 10:23.
When you grow in Him and understand more about His grace, He will bless you and your family. Noah was the only righteous man but God spared his family in the great flood. Abraham was credited by God to be righteous and his family was blessed by God. Jacob was blessed by God, Rachael worship idols. But God didn't count it against her. Problem is not a lot of believers really grow in Him fast enough.
Christianity is not a religion. It's a relationship with God.[/b][/quote] -
wat i mean is, will it hurt if christian offer joss sticks?
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Aaa... If marry a Christian girl, is that a must to go to the church to hold the wedding?
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