Situation:
A couple is to be married, one is a Christian and a regular church attendee, and the other is not. What should the church’s response be? Taking into account an important biblical passage:
Options
Banishment
Completely disassociating them from the church in disgust of their ‘ungodly’ acts. This involves relinquishing all positions where they are responsible for spreading the word. As it appears you are now unable to speak the word anymore.
Counselling
Not agreeing with the decision but talking with (not talking at) the couple as to whether this is the best thing for them to do.
Ignorance is Bliss
Ignoring it and hope that they work it out themselves.
Would be surprising to find out that a church has just used door number one for dealing with this situation.
A couple is to be married, one is a Christian and a regular church attendee, and the other is not. What should the church’s response be? Taking into account an important biblical passage:
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Cor 6:14)
Options
Banishment
Completely disassociating them from the church in disgust of their ‘ungodly’ acts. This involves relinquishing all positions where they are responsible for spreading the word. As it appears you are now unable to speak the word anymore.
Counselling
Not agreeing with the decision but talking with (not talking at) the couple as to whether this is the best thing for them to do.
Ignorance is Bliss
Ignoring it and hope that they work it out themselves.
Would be surprising to find out that a church has just used door number one for dealing with this situation.
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1 comment:
Door number 2.
That passage is a great one to use.
LB
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