~~~~Interracial Marriage~~~~

1Corinth2v4 · #1 06-26-2008, 03:17 PM

I'm appalled by certain leaders who profess God, and forbidding interracial dating and marriage.

The bible reads:

Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.....

1 Corinthians 7:39 give us an example of a wife ability to marry ONLY anyone in the Lord. It reads nothing about ethnicity.

"The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord."

Also, notice similar instructions in Deuteronomy 7:1-6.

"Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly" (v. 3-4).

The dilemma presented was marrying outside the "Church" would cause Israel to turn away from God.

Those against interracial marriage, I'd openly rebuke you if admin allowed it. Nevertheless, I'm open to discuss this situation with the anti-interracial crowd.

There is no racism in the kingdom of God! If your found as a racist, you better question what kingdom you really belong to!

Rico · #2 06-26-2008, 03:19 PM

Who posted something racial against folks getting married? Did I miss something?

rgcraig · #3 06-26-2008, 03:21 PM

1C - feel better now?

1Corinth2v4 · #4 06-26-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

1C - feel better now?

Actually I do.....thanks for letting me vent.

Rico · #5 06-26-2008, 03:27 PM

Who posted something against inter racial marriage? Just point me in the right direction!!

Ferd · #6 06-26-2008, 03:29 PM

Surely no one on AFF would be so acinine as to suggest inter racial couples should not marry.

surely we dont have anyone so completly wrong here.

ReformedDave · #7 06-26-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferd

Surely no one on AFF would be so acinine as to suggest inter racial couples should not marry.

surely we dont have anyone so completly wrong here.

While I hate any bigotry in this area we should realize that there are some that disagree for different reasons than the one mentioned. They may be wrong but the arguments against inter-racial marriage do not all come from bigotry.

Traci · #8 06-26-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ReformedDave

While I hate any bigotry in this area we should realize that there are some that disagree for different reasons than the one mentioned. They may be wrong but the arguments against inter-racial marriage do not all come from bigotry.

Some come from experience. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I just personally would not recommend it and it has everything to do with culture and that comes from my own experience.

Monkeyman · #9 06-26-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Traci

Some come from experience. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, I just personally would not recommend it and it has everything to do with culture and that comes from my own experience.

If they are in love I WOULD recommend it!!!!!!!!!! And that comes from MY experience as well.

Traci · #10 06-26-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkeyman

If they are in love I WOULD recommend it!!!!!!!!!! And that comes from MY experience as well.

I'm happy that you have had a good experience, your right--just because I had a bad one doen't mean it's not right for someone else. I guess The key would be to be accepting of each other's differences and not try to change each other and that could be for any situation--city girl to county boy, (me) northern girl to southern boy (me) or an actual race difference.

Oh yeh, I can't forget "being IN LOVE"

Blessing to you