Well, I’m not going to take the time to convince them that marrying a disbeliever is one of the biggest pitfalls a Christian can fall into and that going out without aiming for marriage is the other of the worst pitfalls. You have to read the Bible to convince yourself. You can also read this text by the Reverend Emilio Garofalo Neto on mixed marriage. And the editor of Voltemos ao Evangelho, who reads it before you, will do us the favor of placing it at the end of this humble text of tricks, the three best texts published in Voltemos about this danger of the uneven yoke (thank you, editor!).
Now let’s get started. Even if you know all the problems of the relationship with someone who doesn’t like and fears your Lord Jesus Christ, the disbelievers interested in you always appear, I know this happens and you want to be strong, maybe even make it clear that you don’t want to get too close to someone who hates your God, but then temptation tells you that you want to know your God and that you go to church for it!
- It’s great! Now your heart is shaking.
- You feel that you are responsible for evangelizing this person of the opposite sex and that if you turn away his salvation leaves.
- Because if it is not with your help it will not happen.
- Let me tell you.
- You’re making fun of yourself and you’re trying too hard to fool yourself.
- If God wants to convert this person.
- He will become independently of you.
- If in the effort of trying to deceive himself.
- He uses the weak argument of?But with this and so it worked.
- He married the disbeliever Icrc and he became!?.
- I will explain that Icrc would have become anyway.
- Because Icrc was chosen by God and God would convert it no matter what or such.
- In other words.
- Such or that person did not need to disobey the Word of God and become a bad example to you and now.
- Like him.
- You want to sin.
- God save us from our example the weak stumble.
- And I hope that if you talk to the boy.
- Even though God has been merciful to her.
- He will tell you not to do the same and explain that his sin had consequences.
“It is undeniable that there have been many conversions in this situation, but I think the number is overestimated. We cannot assume that God will be merciful. It’s like justifying the irresponsibility of wearing a seat belt by the fact that there are people who do. I don’t use it and it still suffers accidents without dying. And I see and know many cases where it ends in divorce or just decades of frustration. Rev Emilio Garofalo Neto
So I’m going to help you by giving you 10 tips on what you can do for this human being who wants to know more about God instead of dating him:
1. Pray? For him and for you. For him, because you really want people to know God and if it’s God’s will, they will come to believe in Jesus Christ as Savior! Pray for it! And pray for you, that God grant you wisdom and keep your heart; and pray all the time for every doubt you have, for every joy, for every anxiety, for everything. Talk to your Father who loves you and cares for you.
2. Stand firm in the Word? When our desires are contrary to God’s Word, our natural tendency is to move further away from it. This is the moment when you need to get closer. Read the Bible, study the Bible, know God with all your understanding and love so as not to forget, for a second, who He is and who you are in Him.
3. Trust in God’s sovereignty? God is sovereign in all things, no matter how He chooses to use you to bless others, God will never want you to be wrong and go against the truth He proclaims in His Word for that purpose. Trust in God’s sovereignty over your life and the life of whoever wants to know you.
4. Do you keep your heart?” Above all that must be kept, keep the heart, for from it come the sources of life. “Proverbs 4:23. Our hearts are deceptive, so we must be constant in the previous two counsels, praying and studying the Bible. The person who told you you want to know more about God may be a Prince Charming (or a princess), who opens the door to your car, funny, intelligent, all that together and a little more, but as long as he doesn’t love your God and fear him, none of that matters to you, does he?What’s the point of being a knight if you’re an enemy of Christ?It is important to profess faith, but remember that you need time to know the fruits. Keep your heart.
5. Will you send him to speak to the pastor? Well, if he really wants to know God, he won’t deny that he approached the pastor and made himself known, the pastor is able to deal with the heart of a disbeliever who aspires to know God and I’m sure he will be very happy. to help in this process. In fact, the pastor will be freed from the ailments that can already darken his heart, and will be better prepared to assess the situation. Enjoy it and also go (separately) to talk to your pastor about this situation. (May God give wisdom to your shepherd and discernment for you!).
6. Indicate a good church? Look, I didn’t tell you to take the creature to church, I told you to indicate a good church, and if it’s yours you can spend hours and days, you don’t have to take it. -sexual brother an opportunity to serve.
7. Ask the brethren of your church for help? If you’re a man, ask your church sisters to take the initiative to welcome the girl and help her more closely. If you’re a woman, ask your brothers to receive the child and help you closely. Enjoy and talk to your church brethren and ask them to help you in prayer and exhortation, if necessary. Tip to read later: “Together and fickle”.
8- Suggest good books? I can make some suggestions here: Bible; “Summary of Christian Doctrine”; “God is sovereign”; “Humiliated intelligence”; “Rejoice in the trinity”; “25 basic Bible studies”; What and why?; “Making decisions according to God’s will”; “Pure and simple Christianity”; “Secret thoughts of an unlikely convert”; “How do people change?Publishers have many titles designed to present the gospel to newcomers.
9. Propose good content online? In addition to the Sunday helpdesk, of course! Many of those who would not read an entire book may be willing to listen to a podcast episode or video relatively quickly. plus I even have a podcast suggestion here.
10- Make it clear that your help is not a romantic interest, this will force the person to concentrate on his own heart, if he thinks that by taking an interest in the Church he will have an opportunity with you, he will. persists in the wrong direction. She may be wrong and she’s of interest to you. By separating the two, you really make him think about where his heart is before God.
With these tips, you help the person who wants to know God infinitely more than dating him.
My prayer is that God bless your life and give you the strength and wisdom to face these kinds of situations and that if it is God’s will, your colleague (or colleague) believes in God who frees us, forgives us, and takes us out of the path of sin and becomes our brother.
Now the space below is reserved for the editor of Voltemos ao Evangelho, who is very happy, after all, in addition to helping to review the texts, organize the publication schedule, respond to people and organize conferences, he was also asked to locate 3 of the best texts on the backtrack to help you study the seriousness of relations with the disbelievers!Editor, the time is yours:
(Thank you, editor!)