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TheOldPaths... are you going to answer the questions I asked you earlier?

(I notice you've answered a several other posts since I asked you my questions, but you havent responded to mine yet.)

I'd hate to think you were dodging the questions...
But just in case you simply didnt see my previous post with the questins, I'll present those questions here again, for your convenience:

John has been going to First Apostolic Church for 2 years, and has been praying for the Lord to give him a godly wife. He likes Denise, a fellow member of his church. Denise is a dedicated sister who loves the Lord. John and Denise both sing on the church's choir. After going out/dating for several few months, John and Denise are in love. After being prayerful about the situation, they feel it it the Lord's will for them to be together.

Before officially proposing marriage, John decides to seek his pastor's blessing. (John happens to be white. Denise is black.) The pastor disapproves of John marrying Denise, and lets him know that tradtionally at First Apostolic, interracial marriage is frowned upon, and always has been. The pastor insists he's not racist, but he just believes that people should "stick to their own kind". So he forbids John to marry Denise simply because of her race.

So...

1...Is this tradition ok with you?

2...Does a pastor have authority to order one saved, Godly member of his church not to marry another godly saint?

3...Is this pastor in line with the Bible by prohibitiing interracial marriage?

4....If John and Denise decide to get married anyway, have they commited a sin ?
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I look forward to your responses.