Relationships with Unbelievers - Voddie Baucham
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2014
- Voddie Baucham talks about, from the Scriptures, if it's okay for Christians to be in a relationship with an unbeliever, and explains why. An extremely challenging excerpt from an extremely challenging sermon!
Excerpt from: "True Love", part 2 of 4 in Voddie's series "Love and Marriage.
Painful to my flesh but good for my soul
True
Trev_Swen very true because it doesn’t please God
Ohhh say that again. I know dat feeling😀😂😂Loving someone u should not, talk about forbidden love.
Love this!!!!
Exactly
I wish I had heard this before I was married. Ladies pay attention.
Alexislaney Kim
Alexislaney Even men who claim they are Christian and act like unbelievers...I made that mistake. Women, when you doubt just a little.....run....the enemy uses to destroy your whole being. Ladies when a man loves Jesus, he will love you unconditionally. I wished I listened to this before I married!!!
Y'all need to hear this now. Because you become what you want. Now, your spouse also will be enlightened by your choice of absolute obedience to Gods voice inside your head
Dont lice in the past wishing you'd listened to it and wishing you had married someone else! How would you feel if your spouse was wishing right now that you were gone?? It takes 2 to fight and ONE in Christ to make Peace. You could be the answer instead of regretting your decision
Wesley Thiessen amen
I can testify that everything the pastor had said is true. I married to an unbeliever and when we got into many arguments, he would always brought up my faith and beliefs just to made fun of them.
Therefore, I urge you to not make my mistake.
Don’t date an unbeliever, it will bring only pain and suffering
Pray for me, please. I have to leave my unbelieving girlfriend.
Anon Anonymous awe, I left my bf and guess what? You'll be ok! Jesus honors it, he heals your heart quickly because you're in obedience. You're sweet and God loves you
Traci H Thank you. It was so hard to have someone that seemed so perfect and right for me but to see that their heart was elsewhere. It's been a difficult month dealing with never seeing them again, but I look forward to seeing Christ for eternity. I pray she finds it on her heart to come to belief.
Traci H is how about when he is the father of your kids that you met long before becoming a Christian and now you have a responsibility of a family on your shoulder ? That is my case now. I’m struggling with this issue and I feel I need to make a decision. I have no money no family around no support but him. Even though we are not intimating anymore we still live together in the same house bec of our babies.
Don’t it seem like when you tell them we’re not working out, you always end up going back... that’s where I am now. Smh
Yoko Delgado sticky situation.
As an unbeliever I married another unbeliever. God opened my eyes 3 years ago and and poured His Saving Grace on me…. It still blows my mind how it all happened. Since then it has been the hardest time in our marriage and I am not able to take our son with me to church , which breaks my heart. But God , He continues to move and I see little glimpses. “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is the son of Abraham. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.” Luke 19:9 This scripture was put on my heart recently for my husband….
One day, just keep praying and having faith, God is the God of the impossible ❤️
How is the situation now?
Too late for me my young unwise desperate self married an unbeliever and now I am stuck in the most pathetic marriage on earth. Twenty years of foolishness but I got two Christ following young men out of it.
Feeling the same way
It's never too late. As you are married, you are one flesh. I encourage you to pray for your husband and to be a good christian wife as God wants you to be. God never changes and He is faithful. I cannot go into details but God is able to change a man, to make him become a believer. It happened in the past...
Hope my english is understandable.
May God bless you
I married an unbeliever when I was backslidden and even called myself an atheist. Now that I'm married and faithful to Christ, my obligations are no different. The only thing I can do is be the best possible Christian husband I can be and the Holy Spirit does His work.
@N Avery i feel for you, this is such a drag, i feel like i am obsessed with having a fulfilling marriage but I know things won't change i am stuck here, looking forward to His promises in the next life
Read I Corinthians 7:12-15
I married an unbeliever 25 years ago and it’s been an extremely rocky road but after 20 years of praying he’s quit drinking. 5 more years of praying and he’s now open to maybe reading ‘my bible’ as after many many years of keeping God quiet around him from being silenced by his bad attitude I decided that I’m reading my Bible in the open, I’m talking about God and how he’s worked in my life to him and sending him devotional I think he needs to read because I’m suddenly so driven to share them with him. Tell God what you need and in his time if it’s his will it will come. I’ve used my hubs as proof of God to many as all who knew him knew him overcoming being an alcoholic was virtually impossible with out a miracle! It’s was so hard and is still at times but I’m married and am doing to best I can with Gods grace. ❤️. Stay strong my brothers and sisters.
I am in the same situation, but 2 years ago when we married, I still called myself a Christian, and had the basic knowledge of Christianity and knew that believers in Christ were not permitted to be yolked together with unbelievers. But by this time, it was too late, I was already emotionally involved and did not have the relationship with Christ that I needed to save me from that situation. A couple of years later, I became saved, actually, truly saved. And let me tell you, when you're saved, You KNOW that you're saved. Other believers in Christ will understand, I am sure, but the experience is so real and so amazing that I will remember the day for the rest of my life; just as I would in a situation where I cheated death. I would explain the experience for you, but I honestly can't. I would have better luck describing the color orange to a blind man. But I know for a fact that I was saved in Christ on that day, and it was not because I sought out God. Oh no, I thought you could seek out God, but it wasn't until that day when I realized that it is not you who seeks after God, but God who calls you unto Him. (Romans 3:11) I was caused to follow after God, and I am truly blessed to be called, knowing just how lost I truly was. (Psalm 65:4)
I am now however, still in an unequally yolked relationship with my wife, and all I can do is lead by example and pray for her salvation. I pray, because it will be God who causes her to follow Him, not me. I sinned against the LORD by marrying an unbeliever, and yet, God has blessed me despite my blatant disregard for His word. We are both very blessed by God, that when I take a moment to recognize all that God has done for me, I weep. I do not deserve the abundance of love He gives, I do not deserve anything from Him, and yet He still chooses to bless me. I continue to pray for my wife's salvation and leading by example, but in the end I do not know what will come of the situation. Ultimately God's Will shall be done. (Romans 8:28)
@@ThePaulKM I am in exactly the same situation as yours. I love my man though and I keep telling him about Jesus Christ. He knows though, as he used to be a Christian, was baptised completely in water as an adult, yet, suddenly one day, before I met him, he disbelieved it all, said the Bible is not the word of God. It is hard to hear, but I am praying to God to save him.
This is absolutely true. No matter what the flesh wants, this is the truth
thats why homophobia is a sin
@@pastorbri no one should fear the sexuality of another human being homophobia is weakness of mind however not agreeing with something does not equal fear
@@incorruptibleword4513 thats coz homophobia IS NOT A FEAR! A phobia can be an irrational dislike, hate OR fear. Hate is a sin...sorry.
So je Do Not warnt to hear this, however it is God's trotz to us for protection
@@pastorbri where's that scripture at? What does this have to do with homophobia?
My daughter is 22 and has two older sisters who are married and having babies. She desires the same and is NOT willing to wait on the Lords best. She is dating an unsaved guy and her standards have bottomed out - this from the broken heart of a Godly momma. . .please pray for her to return to the JOY OF HER SALVATION!!
My 26 year old daughter, dated an unbeliever in HS and married him at 23 he was 22. He has been a terrible influence in her concerning her taking on his spirit of cursing etc. She wasnt brought up like that. She stopped listening to anything i had to say and we grew apart. 4 years later this month he cheated on her and is living with the mistress and she
Is devastated. I have been praying for years, God do what ever it takes to wake her up to you and the same for her husband who we have shown God's love to, well she has realized now thru listening to a preacher online she should not have married an unbeliever. She now is listening to what I have to say. I have been extremely honest about how herbdad and I have felt about her behaviors since she met this young man. She has forgiven her husband but is making boundaries not seeing him at all. I think he realizes he has done something which seems unforgivable, but I met with him and told all all things are forgivable with God. He says he doesn't want to work on marriage or go to counseling and has told her she deserves someone better. They are currently in the middle of divorce paperwork. By God's grace I have been able to mediate and share Christ with him and the love of God. I know it wasn't me but God's strength thru me and all the prayer I had requested from people to help me to minister truth to him. I don't know what will happen between them, but we pray for him to be born again and for her to cultivate a relationship with the Lord. Hold on to Jesus mamma, keep praying and keep your own heart pure. Feel free to correspond. God loves our babies.
She is not saved if she is doing this.
@@ElenaBaumann Why not offer a prayer for those we love, Instead of stating the obvious?
@@prayfortheusa6092what if she's not come to jejus before died she's going to be hell
Unsaved? Saved means saved until the second death. We arent ultimately saved until our resurrection
Don't argue with people who do not believe. Just share the word with them and if they refuse to listen shake the dust off your feet and move on. In the end they will find out for themselves what is coming. If you hate us because of our faith then: "PEACE BE WITH YOU BROTHER!"
Also we dont want to cast our pearls before swine.
Accune if you think about it Christ cast his pearls before swine when he came to save sinners. He was righteous and we’re not
What if they’re you’re family
@@anaflower5865 the same goes for them to. For we serve a higher power than man!
@@anaflower5865 don’t hate them or throw em way. Preach to em and if they don’t accept, shake the dust off your feet.
I called myself a Christian & truly believed but at the same time I didn't really think about my future partner's faith & i fell very deeply in love with a muslim guy who was my absolute best friend & i still love him. I only woke up when it came to thinking of children. I spent 5 years in a relationship with him, not married though & breaking up has been the most excruciating pain I have ever felt and it will live with me forever. It feels as if i am going through a divorce. Please save yourself from the pain it's not worth it.
same story, very frustrating
I’m in this space right now. I believe I know what I need to do but I currently don’t have the strength and the courage to do it and I do not want the years to go by and I nor my partner deserve this….I have placed myself at a stand still and cannot even plan anything for this year because I need to make a decision first.
Scripture says make your body a living sacrifice that God.
If you believe he is preaching hatred you know not God. Seek God and the TRUTH of the gospel or perish apart from God forever - This man is simply preaching the word of God - your issue is not with this man or with Christianity - your issue is with God - may you find Him - Seek Him with all your heart, all your strength, all your mind and He will show you the Truth and begin a good work in you that He will be faithful to finish.
Do not impose your own issues of morality and hatred of God on to Men of God who fearlessly preach the Holy Scriptures such as this Man of God is doing right now. Seek the Kingdom of God in Truth and you will find it.
God Bless you - Romans 3: 4-12
JD Ducky Amen
Amen
Perfect comment
JD Ducky you’re weaker than you think
Very clear...... Your comment is spot on.
Anything outside of God is "Ungodly" including marriage.
Glory to God 🙌
Amen! 5 years of off and on with a very unhealthy “Christian” by words only. Zero action to show he was actually a believer. It gets tiring to constantly explain my relationship with God with someone who treats Our Heavenly Father like a genie! Rip that bandaid off and seek God for healing!
When he says women are the ones to be with nonbelievers, its because there are way more women in the church than men, the guys are already married
Megan Sorg Megan I'm a Christian and I can tell you that there are so many non Christian women and men getting with those women, I made that mistake. I see a lot of the comments are Christian women being with non Christian men but the exact opposite is also true.
My dear, I totally feel you. In a prayer meeting at my church there are 40-50 females of all ages (maybe 20 single ladies wanting to be married), and 5-6 men: 3 of them married, 1 in a relationship and 1 or 2 teenagers :P . Cant say its the same proportion on Sunday service but that's the level of commitment generally :-/
This is so true.
Seems like, either way, the Church numbers will decrease, due either to no Christian women who can find Christian men (and therefore remain childless) or to Christian women marrying and procreating with nonChristian men, and therefore raising up godless/pagan children. Lord help us.
Praise God for this preaching! I just got out with my unbeliever boyfriend and is now single and devoted to the Lord. Actually a gain loosing the relationship. I was getting skinnier and uglier physically and spiritually because of it. Now, I got to preach the gospel to my parents because I believe that God will also save my household.
I learned this lesson the hard way. I became friends with more than one non believer. The so called friend was a source of spiritual conflict, godless actions. I won't travel with a non believer or have fellowship. It can't work and so I seek and pray to be equally yoked. Both male and female.
Man...I just got out of over a year long relationship with a Muslim girl and I had to end it because she wanted to become more serious. I could not in good conscience pursue that relationship because she would not convert to Christianity and I would not live my life in sanctimonious marriage under the lords eyes with someone that was unequally yolked. Thanks for this video and for clearing this up.
*_God Bless_*
Praise the Lord!
IT time for Christians to stop fooling around and be separated from the flesh. Thank Brother Voddie
I am an Atheist, but the title of this video intrigued me. I was involved with a Christian woman for quite some time. I told her from the start that I did not believe. Initially, she seemed okay with that. I loved her so much, and I believed she loved me too. Her smile, her presence, her touch. It was just so amazing to me. I even started to believe that she was forsaking Christianity because it was her who initiated sex in the relationship. Later in the relationship, she made it clear to me that her pastor talked her out of seeing me any further, but we still remained friends. Even after we broke it off, we continued to be intimate because the feelings did not just vanish into thin air. One day she cut me off cold turkey. No warning. Nothing. Blocked my number, deleted me from social media, the whole nine yards. Even though I do not believe in Christianity, I think Pastor Baucham makes a great point. It is foolish to chase someone who does not share the same religious views as you do. It will become a problem even if it is not one at first. I was devastated about how the situation turned out, and I believe she was too. It's safe to say that I won't date a Christian woman ever again. Not because I have anything against Christians, but because they will may very well have something against me.
I am really sorry for your what you went through. I am Christian myself and I believe as Christians we should never compromise our values before God. Your ex-Girlfriend should have thought about it carefully before agreeing to date you. I am sorry for the hurt that you endured becuase of this. God bless
I am really sorry for your what you went through. I am Christian myself and I believe as Christians we should never compromise our values before God. Your ex-Girlfriend should have thought about it carefully before agreeing to date you. I am sorry for the hurt that you endured becuase of this. God bless
I like your integrity & honesty but at the end of the day, it is all Pride & vanity without God's presence in your life. That's why I left Buddhism last year.
Adding my voice as others have - I'm sorry for the pain you went through. Being a believer can be challenging in a secular society and we need to and are empowered to make godly choices. She obviously loved you, but the Spirit of God gave her no rest primarily because premarital sex is taboo. Sex is for marriage, so eventually, she had to call it quits. Believers aren't necessarily "better" people, but they do carry the Presence of God and that makes them accountable to Him. We cannot make a confession of faith in Him, but keep running our own lives. We have given that right over to Him. We learn to follow the Spirit of God who leads us and guides us in love and peace to our eternal destiny. Some believers do get involved and married because they intend to eventually convert the other person. God is not into manipulation and no human can convince another. It is the work of the Holy Spirit and all honor goes to Him.
Ingui Jung AR least you tapped that ass.
Oddly I was an unbeliever when I married and this last year has moved me to Christ like never before. I read and think about the word almost everyday and in everything I do. God Bless Voddie
What led you to Christ?
I watched this around half a year ago when I was in a relationship with an unbeliever. Voddie Baucham is preaching the truth. Now free from that relationship, I can feel much closer with God and feel like I'm on the right path, God's path.
Praise the Lord. Keep seeking and walking God's way.
After watching this video God made me clear that I have to get out of my relationship. It broke my heart to break up with him. But finally I feel an inner peace after weeks. Hope you can pray for my and his healing 🙏
Left my GF of 6 years, at one point she had interest in Jesus Christ, but the longer we were together, the more she started getting into witchcraft like tarot readings, and trying to contact lost spirit she even went as far to say she is "God's favorite". . . Jesus finally opened my eyes through dreams and encouragement from fellow Christians. I thank you Jesus Christ, I am nothing without you🙏🏿❤️
Very strong!
Yes! We are not to be unequally yoked with an unbeliever.
I became born again while married. Light and dark clashes at home. He says I’m different now. Being silent doesn’t work either. So much battles. But I’m getting better not to engage. We are separated living in the same house. It’s hard because I know God does not like divorce. Praying daily about it waiting what the Lord wants me to do. Trying very hard daily to take up my cross. Don’t do it folks. We are Gods children and can’t be mingling with unbelievers. Not even friends.
I am praying in agreement with you for THE COVERING OF your heart mind and spirit, that our HEAVENLY FATHER keeps you and your family and that HOS WILL BE DONE IN all of your lives! BLESSINGS AND FAVOR UPON you and yours!🤗
May I ask how it’s going
@Diana Galat I hope and pray that you're now but n a better place of peace with the Lord Jesus.
"Until You are that guy, Men you don't deserve a Christian woman" Preach! Preparing and letting God shape me for mine.
Why 28 thumbs down? This is Biblical truth!
Ceil Constante because the truth hurts
Because they’re people who are currently dating heathens?! Haha!!!
Either non believers, and their evil spirits ain’t happy watching this or someone just not liking to hear the truth
You answered your own question.
People don't like the truth. They love their sin
That was a hit on my head.. Thank u Lord for make me realize i was doing wrong going against your word.. with this person.
Good teaching. God bless u Brother.
Me too
Amen! I almost started into a relationship with a total heathen who was just **fine** and I was ignoring red flags left and right because every physical feature about this girl was beautiful and she seemed kinda interested in me too. It was only by God’s grace that things happened and she became disinterested.
God bless you!!! Flee unbelievers. They will bring darkness into your life. Do not try to convert them. Separate yourselves. Let them stay in their own country
Tim Collins i m living with unbelieving parents .. :o
Tim Collins We were once unbelievers.Our faith came from hearing the beleivers preach .imafinr if they had your mentality and not preached to us.We would be doomed
So true!!!
Darkness.
Amen
Seriously has Noone read the Bible. Has Noone read 1 corinthians 7:13-14 where Paul literally commands believers to stay with their non believing spouses so long as the spouse desires to stay with them
I married a unbeliever while I was in a backslidden state, we have a daughter, and now I just gotta live my life in a way she can’t deny the love of Christ
May I know her name so I can pray for her salvation?
Amen
This for Christians,our moral standards are not the same as atheists,so when atheists comment,they are just commenting to spew hatred and double standards. They think its right to tell a Christian what to do,but not for Christians to guide their own. This is our culture,we understand it very well,usually by experience. So when an atheist (someone who's already hostile towards God) joins in...well their points are usually rude and irrelevant. The fool says in his heart "there is no God" so we must realize we are talking to fools by interacting with atheists on any point relating to spiritual matters. Almost every atheist comment includes hatred and profanity,putdowns instead of points. They are quite irrelevant in the sphere of something they do not believe and are hostile towards because they do not understand.
See you commenting on every fucking video about tomorrowland, and people enjoying life while you sit on your ass all day to get people to believe in faires and unlogical bullshit. Srsly, get a hobby, you brainwashed sad bigot
+Brian Rich Well said and absolutely right!!!
E7Editing bigot? perhaps,I am prejudiced towards ignorance and stupidity. I also know how to dialogue without sounding like an uneducated person who fights only for idiosyncratic value lol I used to be a Pagan,so I know the significance of the specific things you mention here beyond relevance concerning this particular thread. Before that I was an atheist serving a five year prison sentence. Now im a Christian (albeit not perfect) who raises 4 children,work 80 hours a week,and help out those close to me whenever I can. And I don't believe in fairies,and how about you prove the "unlogical" which you probably meant illogical....
Brian Rich English is not my main language, but all im saying that you should leave what people are doing with their lives and stop pushing your religion in their throats. If you want to believe that your christian god is the only right one of the 4500 gods humans believe in, and that everything we know of was farted in to existence by your god - thats FINE! But stop SPREADING your bullshit man. Not that much to ask for. Keep it for yourself.
And you should learn English before ever coming at someone who speaks it naturally like that lol. Didn't sound real educated dude. And I am free to do as I please as long as it doesn't hurt anybody
I just ended my relationship with a handsome man who is a non believer, thank God we haven't been physically attracted because we in different countries, I thought I just made the wrong decision only to find out i have no business with non believers, I really needed to hear this 🙏 ❤ and thank you for telling the truth, we need to be reminded when we make wrong decisions ❤ 🙏 💜 much love 💘 ❤ and God bless ❤
I've never dated a believer. No wonder I'm still single!
Hehe same
I realised that if i would give my self to her she would gone taking my soul,mind and spirit with her.. God give us strenth to agree to your obvious no's
I watched this clip one and a half years ago, being in a relationship with a unbeliever. My parents had warned me, but I still struggled to see why it was so wrong. This clip (and some other ones) opened my eyes completely. I am now free, praise the Lord! Through tears I broke up with the person I had no business wasting my time with.
It doesn't work. I married an unbeliever and it was a huge mistake. He's trying to drag me down.
Yes!
It can bring nothing but trouble as the marriage was against God's Law, thus such relationships are already cursed.
"14 Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness? 15 Can Christ agree with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever? 16 Can God's temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said,
“I will live and walk among them.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”
17 The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers.
Separate yourselves from them.
Have nothing to do with anything unclean.
Then I will welcome you.”
18 The Lord Almighty says, “I will be your Father,
and you will be my sons and daughters.”
2 Cor 6:14-18 (GW)
Personally I would never date a Christian because I am wiccan or dos not mix well with Christians.
Ghost Bombl you are what?
I'm guessing by "It doesn't work," you mean, that it doesn't work to marry an unbeliever. Sorry you had to figure that out the hard way, but the Bible tells you what to do in such a situation. 1 Corinthians 7:13-15 reads, *"And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through [h]her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace."
Seek God and growth in him, not to nag your husband into repentance, but simply quietly living your life to the glory of God. It may be that God saves him through your example, ultimately, that's between him and God, and it's not your fault if he never comes to faith.
@@chumbucket5109 a witch. You have Google right? Use it?
Pastor voddie Preaches the truth. It’s so hard to find a Bible Preacher on line that knows what he’s talking about. I love his Teaching of the Scripture’s. He’s articulate and his passion make me want to leave this state so I can be fed with the truth of the Gospel. He’s funny too , in a loving way. May the Lord Richly Bless his ministry. I will continue to listen to him and you should do the same if you are hungry for real training in God’s Word. He’s all about Jesus and what the Gospel means. My Brother told me about him, I listened once and God opened my heart and said” Listen to him.” He didn’t say it to me verbally, but the Holy Spirit gave me his passion for Christ’s truth about the Word. You don’t have to believe me, but if you are truly Saved, you won’t have too. For the Holy Spirit will. True Christians know the truth, and will not follow any voice but God’s. His sheep knows His Voice and will follow it, and will not follow wolves in sheep’s clothing. Like pastor Robert Jeffress who wants your money but has 17 million dollars in his pocket. Jesus said “” Be ware of them.” Research them all first. May the Lord Bless His Children and watch over us.😘❤️✝️
Obey God! You lose your life to save it. This " life" ends quickly. A helpmate is great. Children etc. But I find obeying God to bring the most joy. A relationship w an unequally yoked, was a set up by Satan to KILL ME. ( AS he's known for that) ... thanks God for mercy
So awesome and as a single woman wow!!! Yes!! God bless
The enemy is relishes when we bind our hearts to unbelievers... It is all because of our hearts desire to have a certain person... These relationships are fruitless over time and veil ones discernment. So much time slips by unnoticed until it's too late ...
It’s wonderful how we communicate in comments when it seems that only believers are talking,how about when atheists step into especially a Christian video comment section,y’all step back,no that’s when you should defend the faith more because you could snatch even if one soul from the burning
Come out from them and be separate: i became a born again christain 26 years ago and got involved in a relationship with an unbelieving woman and found out the hard way, there are consequences for disobedience, you must be a doer of Gods word, listening alone is total deception.
What were the consequences?
One of the clearest thinking biblical ministers of this generation
Currently going through this with my gf, I'm baptized in the name of Jesus Christ I stopped drinking and partying, but my gf who claims she's a Christian still does these things, she don't even want to repent she says she's not ready, now I see a huge gap between me and her because she even said she feels bored that I'm no longer drinking
And I love her, the flesh want her but the spirit is denying
I have a friend shes in a unequally you relationship and brought a baby into this world. I think shes sold on this due to how great he treats her. Shes hoping and praying things will change.
Thank you Father for leading me to this video. You are always guiding our steps and protecting us from the evil one. Your Grace and Mercy keep me!
Lord I wish I would have been saved and found this man 25 years ago!! But I trust God and know that He has a plan.. thank You Lord 🙏❤️ that I've been saved for about 3 years now and off of meth and pills for 2 years now!! And everything else will fall into place.. thank You Lord!! Be blessed 😁🙏❤️
God bless you for telling the truth! Flee wickedness!
Jesus help me, I don't know why only ungodly man ask me out all the time. I love Jesus and most of them don't. Those Godly man don't ask us out anyway. I am torn. 💔
I understand you
Same problem sister.
I broke up with my unbelieving girlfriend today. I just want Gods peace
I have to let my unbelievably boyfriend down, I've been spirituality attaked, by him, since I told him I gave my heart to Jesus Christ. He doesn't understand why I did it, he just doesn't care, he doesn't support me either, when I became vegan, he threw it in my face, he's throwing Jesus in my face to, mind you, I don't mind, I'd rather have Jesus in my face than him. I cried last night knowing what needs to happen, I called on Jesus to help me, I have faith he's answered me. Praise God
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
1 Corinthians 7:12-16 KJV
bible.com/bible/1/1co.7.12-16.KJV
God has a beautiful and bright future for you! Keep the faith
@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332
What Bible verse is that?
I'll believe you if you can produce a Bible verse! If not you need to repent for spreading false doctrine!
See here...@@thelordwillprovide911.
Almighty God only accepts "Unequally yoking together with unbelievers" if they were ALREADY MARRIED before they became a believer.
Otherwise the rule is:
"14 Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness?
15 Can Christ agree with the devil? Can a believer share life with an unbeliever?
16 Can God's temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said,
“I will live and walk among them.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.”
17 The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers.
Separate yourselves from them.
Have nothing to do with anything unclean.
Then I will welcome you.”
18 The Lord Almighty says, “I will be your Father,
and you will be my sons and daughters.”
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (GW)
@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 I think you deleted a comment that was vital to our thread conversation. And that shows dishonesty. However, that verse is not talking about marriage. It's talking about partaking with Unbelievers.
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
1 Corinthians 7:12-16
Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife. But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
1 Corinthians 7:27-28
First off, being a faithful believer in the lord and abandoning the flesh, then you would know that the lord comforts you and helps you and brings you to wisdom. He doesn’t punish or lead you astray like Satan. So ask no questions abt what happened or did not happen. Have faith. Believing in the unseen
This is so profound. A nail-hitting-on-the-head type of truth that we all must hear and adhere to for a God-fearing, lasting home where God and God alone is the supreme point of focus.
I almost ended up in a full blown with a total unbeliever if it hadn’t been for God’s graceful intervention. Voddie nailed it lol: was **fine** and I wanted to get that didn’t want to let that go.
Pure,Clean,and Clear!
That's how it should be,
No candy coated, watered down, just straight to the matter.
7 years ago and I'm here ❤
I need to hear this so badly, I'm struggling with this myself right now and this just says it how it is🙏
Give God the glory thanks. I have made mistakes relationships not listening to God .You just saved alot of lives and less heartache. It matters who we line up with.Our flesh betrays us and we betray our flesh.This isn't an excuse that I am creating.The word is the truth.Keep speaking it Voodie
There are exceptional cases where a friend married a non believer. Then the husband converted and become more faithful than that friend, she had been a wonderful husband to her. They have 4 intelligent kids who are born again and all doing well in life.
For those who have already married, who knows one day if your loved one will come to know Him. But every case is different. Another case where the wife had to encounter hell beofe her husband finally accepted the lord. Once she was literally being dragged out of the church in the midst of worship.
I'pray my case be like that
So true Every word he said . if two people not committed to one faith or believe their relationship will loosen and then drifted apart then they began searching all over again for another relationship with the wrong person , until we come to an understanding that it’s unequal in the sigh of God then we can never be happy , But some learn for their mistakes and turn to God for help finding the right person who is a believer while others keep fighting a loosening battle .
When my relationship began 20 years and 2 children ago neither myself or partner spoke to our beliefs 6 years ago I gave my life to Christ & he informed me that he was atheist it’s been a struggle trying to stay separate we’ve tried our relationship is definitely compromised by this but we have raised our children together & the love is still strong I’m torn because I know better and tried to break up but can’t fully detach.
Excellent Word once again Voddie! Christian men and women do that all the time, especially the ladies always searching for that man who is a " fixer -upper" that kind of Labor is usually painful and fruitless. Relationships rarely come together like a building project
We who claim to belong to the Kingdom really need this and need to be reminded regularly, because we forget as soon as things are doing what we want we attach God to it and declare it as a blessing. We don't realize God has one agenda, and it's not ours not is it earthly. God blessed us with Pastors like voddie they are so few.
Wont do it by God's grace. Wont marry an unbeliever. Never married. Easy for me to get a date. But stay single because even the Christian men I've met at church ( in South Florida) are full of compromise. Dont want it.
Praise Him now and forever!
God bless you all:)
Amen brother! Glory to God!
Good teaching! but might I add, 1. Women out number men by 2:1. And many churches its worse than that. 2. modern believers have been so caught up in their specialness, no one is good enough, they want the BEST, so they overlook perfectly fine people for minor flaws. 3. Modern men fear marriage and wait longer marrying younger leaving women in certain age groups ignored. Lust of the eye is primarily a male problem. 4. Churches don't encourage singles properly or hold events where they can meet. Just telling someone to wait, wait, wait is not enough. 5. Isolation and loneliness can be soul crushing. 6. Impurity in the leadership.
I learned this the hard way, no lies told 💯
When I met my wife, she was not a believer. I would not go any deeper into a relationship with her until she did. After a span of time of bringing the Word of God to her, and getting her into a good, Bible based church, she gave her life to Christ. We got married, had kids, she was baptized, and now she works in the children's ministry at our church and loves the Lord Jesus with all her heart, mind, soul, and mind. Believers ought to be with other believers. Not in a committed, husband/wife relationship. One flesh means one flesh. You can't be one flesh with someone who doesn't belong to God.
Thanks for the message. I agree, and have seen this in people professing to be Christians.
so funny,
iam in a mess like this out of a wrong decision when i was at the lowest,
now i don't know what to do,
8 years suffering in silence walking through the desert,
now i see, please God get me out of this, i plead in tears for month now,
never ever date a non Christian!!!
carisma catalyst God bless you and God will heal you count your blessings and know honoring God is a blessing we all have something in our lives that can help others get to the next level it is up to the individual sometimes relationships can be too great for people to walk away and they rather stay.Listen to the Lord and let him heal you .We have to love God alot a whole lot.Be encouraged we all have a testimony.
@@odettahines7978 thank you very much. You are very kind. Finally we live seperated. It is better this way to raise my grandson in the Spirit of God. It is certainly not easy. But i learn to worship more and more. God bless you my Sister for your words
God is speaking to me directly. I can’t lie how sad I feel but I want to keep gods promise and actually try my best to be obedient to his word because God actually loves me right and has done more for me than any desire to be with someone and that is the truth. And all the facts I need to remain grateful with my current circumstances
Yeah and I’m involved with a woman who is not of my faith. Yeah the truth hurts but it’s God’s word. This is hard.
Hes a real rightous Brother . God bless Him.
Please pray for me. I’m going through a breakup with my Muslim ex. It’s been really hard for me. But Ik that he wasn’t what God wanted for me.
How are you now?
Not even going to resist, this is the truth!
I need God's grace to overcome!🤧
Blessed from my head to my toes by this. THANK YOU!!!! 😊😊😊🔥🔥
spot on. The truth always bitter and hurts.
cold hard facts!! this is how preaching touches your spirit!!
Terrell Evans yes God bless
Wow,just found him,amazing. Reminds me of Pastor Stephen Darby..RIP
Amen!!! Thank you so very much for teaching and preaching the truth pastor Voddie Baucham, GLORY TO GOD!!!
i love how he preaches fron the bible ,breath of fresh air America needs lot more men like you my husband agree's
Beautiful
I wish i have heard that many years ago. That's the truth.
Can't give this enough thumbs up. THANK YOU!!!
Halleluyah amen. So on point and truthful on every point made. I hope and prày young people, especially young women listen and take heed to this message. Praise God for Pastors like this. We need a whole lot more to make enough of an impact on the God fearing community who cuts right down to the chase.
He said he didn't understand why women are usually the ones that do so but it's because we are more emotional. We don't want to experience pain as human beings but as women we are always trying to nurture things including pain
I agree
💜
A christian guy i was getting to know left me for a pagan woman, he is so blinded wants to convert her to christianity has even failed God with her, yet claims there are signs of God that this is His will.. my heart hurts of course to discover he isnt the godly man i thought him to be.. but mostly bc hes lost.. going backwards is not good.. the world is pulling him.. and i hurt for him.. blind leading the blind..she pays attention to his faith now, but how can an unequal yoke be Gods will from the begining .. plz pray for him.. may God reach him before his heart turn harder...i might pray a wrong prayer bc i got emotionally involve with him..he lead me on then dropped me... But you whoever wishes plz pray for him.. you, Evgenii, run back to God .. 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for this! 🙌🏽✨
Good word.
#RealTalk Voddie always comes with it
Preach it, Pastor!
He has that deep "Dad" voice.
Makes ya listen closely....
Such great advice!
Preach it!
As much as I agree with this (because I'm agreeing with the Word), Romance can sometimes be like a market driven economy. If a (specific) woman is looking to the world for a mate, it's because we men have to step it up. These women aren't finding what they need and want in the local church body they find themselves be in. Have a spine (disagree for your own self respect), take care of yourself, don't be so fearful, a push over and be a responsible adult man. I'm telling you, even if my wife and I disagree, she respects me for not just going along with whatever she wants. No matter how bossy one particular woman can be, NO WOMAN wants to be with a push-over.
There's obviously exceptions to this - Though no woman should blame men for their bad choices nor should any man blame any woman for his own bad choices.
the Absolute Truth, thank you sir.
Thank you needed this
This applies to friendships too
There are situations where this was and is allowed, but it’s important to understand the context of this following Scripture: “To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy” (1 Corinthians 7:12-14).
Note at the beginning this is Paul’s own discernment. He is trying to resolve a conflict that was common at the time, which was one being already married to an unbeliever after the Gospel truth had made its way into the family, converting the hearts of at least one spouse. In this case, Paul argues they should remain married. Note that this does not apply to those seeking a wife or husband, only those already married.
This is why Paul also states in his second letter to Corinth, that they should “...not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” (2 Corinthians 6:14) Once a single individual has accepted the Truth, they should not choose a non-Christian spouse.
This is a view that even Orthodox Christianity shares with some of Protestantism, showing that Scriptural interpretation is most likely not needed on this matter as it as been made clear by the letters to Corinth. Usually when the Orthodox Church agrees with a Protestant, the Scriptural evidence of an argument is irrefutable.
In short, Corinthians supplies a precondition that must be met to marry outside of Christianity: one must be married before a spouse accepts Christ for the marriage to be proper (in Paul’s opinion). Paul taught that it would be better for a new believer to remain married and hope their spouse will eventually stop rejecting Christ than for them to divorce, as Christ makes it clear only adultery from one party makes a divorce acceptable, “But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving
for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and
whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery” (Matthew 5:32). St. Paul was a master mitigator of social and cultural circumstances and his views should be accepted. Yet note that Paul a acknowledges this allowance of a marriage to a non-believer as his own conclusion, giving credence to God alone.
The Scriptures make this issue very clear, as one can see.
Oh my word.......very very good
Amen brother!