If i would date a non-Christian does that make me not Christian?

In God We Trust

You should try with all of your heart to impress the non-Christian what it is to fellowship with the Lord. You can be a guiding light by example, and let the person actually see the Christian within you. Peace!

rye.

No, religion is about what you believe, not what the people you love believe. It's more personal than that.

coybear927

no it doesn't.....its just your preference.

fade_this_rally

no, you are still a Christian

Gil S

No it doesn't but think about the future... If he/she doesn't respect your view and you're in a situation where both views are different what do you think will happen. You believe something & your BF/GF doesn't believe in the same thing -- it would cause alot of problems. Suggestions - find another Christian that believes in the same things. Life would be a lot easier & both care share the same belifes.

Mrs. Cullen

No once a christian always a christian. But God does tell us to be equally yoked. So it's your call

Alec H

No, as long as you keep your faith during that relationship, you are fine.

*tAlKaHoLiC*

nope u can date someoen another religion and it doesnt mean ur that religion. calm down if u like her then isnt that wat counts?

Jen

retstocks

No, it means you don't care much about your faith, therefore you don't see how joining your life to someone who does not care what Jesus thinks would be any different from your life now.

reneehra3

I think that if your gonna be with someone they should have similar morals and find importance and joy in the same things that you do. So if you believe and follow the things that Christians do then I think the person(s) you associate yourself with then they should be reasonable and should want to discuss your beliefs and if you reason with them then they could understand why you believe the things you do. I think that if they oppose your views to much then that will cause issues between you then you wont be as happy as if you where with someone that shares views. I don't think it makes you not a Christian but if you really believe the things in the bible then you have to come to terms with the fact that if you partner isn't saved before they pass on they will go to hell and you will not be able to spend eternity with them.

Katie D

wtfbarney

Nopee

MeNoTroll

No that doesn't make you a non Christian.
Biblically, you should date/marry a believer.
If you really like someone and they really like you, you can bring up religion and see what happens.
I personally, have dated & married both. The 1st time around, I dated and married a non believer. It caused quite a few problems. He saw it okay to commit adultery, whereas I did not. And he did other things that showed me we married for all the wrong reasons. Before we divorced, I tried talking to him about being saved. He wanted no part of it. But I tried. My second husband was saved before we met and when we did meet, we knew God had brought us together. Everything is as it should be. Because we are both believers.
If you walk away from your belief because of someone, then you are non Christian. When you put others before God, you are non Christian. God is 1st always. I hope this helps.

Tsunami

the only thing about that is if hes not religious and you are you will be going alone to church and that is sad you are to be one in marriage if that happens so that is somethign to think about. its hard to not go when you are use to it and its sometimes makes you not go which is wrong. i mean everyone needs Godbut there are lazy people out there and one day they will n eed God.

Passionfruit

As long as you believe in God and made your vows to him, you will always be a Christian.

It could be that if you were to date/marry a non-C, it might be for you to direct that person believe in God too.

If you were a practicing Christian though, it would just make it a bit difficult, the non-C partner may not go to church with you. Will the children (if you had any) go to church or become Christian/s? Just some issues I have heard people come across.

michael3d

beagle

It doesn't make you a non-Christian anymore than having non-Christian friends. But you need to look at that passage and its intent. If you are a Christian and marry a non-Christian you open yourself up to all sorts of potential issues that can strain any marriage. How you view the world, how you view God, how you view salvation, how you view Christ and so on. If you and your mate are not in sync when it comes to spiritual matters, conflicts may and most likely will arise- especially when it comes to raising children. You want your children to go to church, your mate may not. Or doesn't care. The children will pick up on that. You want to be involved in your church (choir, Sunday school etc) your mate isn't interested. You want your children to go to church and to Sunday school but your mate has other plans for Sunday. If these things don't matter to you then I think you need to re-evaluate your own spiritual health. In a marriage you need to realize that there are 3 "personalities". Your personality, your mate's, and the personality of the marriage itself. That marriage personality has to be nurtured in all areas not just the physical, emotional and economic. The spiritual is an integral part of the relationship from the Christian's perspective. As a Christian you want your marriage to be God centered. God certainly does. Try to remember that God needs to come first no matter what. If you claim to be a believer then I trust that you pray about matters and seek God's direction. When it comes to your family and your mate will you still be praying to God for his wisdom, his guidance, his will? Will your mate? If your mate is not a believer then no he/she will not. God first, your mate second, your children next and so on. If you are unequally yoked then the marriage is not God centered. How can it be? Your mate will not be seeing the world or the marriage from a Godly perspective. And that is not good. Further you also run the risk of your mate choosing to follow another belief later on- one that is in direct conflict with the tenants of your own faith. How are you going to reconcile that? It could spell disaster to the marriage. When it comes to marriage and one's spiritual perspective the two cannot be separated.
Not being able to grow spiritually with your mate makes for a very lonely marriage as far as I'm concerned. I would think very carefully about who you are choosing to date. Be less concerned about whether or not you would no longer be a Christian by marrying a non-Christian and more concerned about what kind of a marriage you would have and the role you want God to play in it. Good luck

elliebear

I don't think you know what unequally yoked
really means.

It's not on the same level.
Things not on the same level,
fall down.

That's what marrying a non-Christian can do.
If your not strong in being a Christian
you may easily follow the ways, and
temptations of your non-Christian spouse.

Then you have to think about the family,
and children. Are you free to go to Church
and read the Bible? Will your children be?

aaronpw3000

no, but please respect each others beleifs. dont try to push christianity on him/her. you can always discuss your religion if he/she wants to though.

AnotherMe

If you date a Muslim does that make you Muslim? No.

Bruce _the_Moose

what kind of Christian are you if you dont believe in Gods word? (the bible)
you allready know the answer, I wouldnt say it makes you a non Christian, but a back slidden one.
What makes a non Christian is disputing Gods word.

Peter N

It means that you're open minded, your faith is your own, if its strong, it won't matter.

nonnoobawesomekid

Not necessarily, although I have seen many real life examples of marital trouble, I have also seen conversion and happiness.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU

Marilyn

real answers?? gee i guess God's word is the real answer,
if you were a Christian you would want only a man who worships Jesus, and what that really means.
Compromise God's word and reap the results.

Cheshirecat

Ive been wondering about this too! but i asked one of my friends... she really explained that she wouldnt have a problem with it because you could influence them in a good way and of course it wouldnt make you a non christian, i have many friends who are non believers, but i still am a christian, see it has to do with your beliefs, not who you are with. <3

Cattie luvs Bacon

No, if you believe you are a christian, you are. My husband is christian and I'm an atheist. I don't make him any less christian. We've been together for 8 years.

SlaveToTheIndustry

no it does not..

Im 100% aethiest..

Yet my girlfriend is all christian..

piggycrazy

No, it wouldn't. I know someone who is married to a non-Christian, and she is Christian. It is fine as long as you don't let the non-Christian ways rub off on you.

darell

it doesnt necessarily mean that youre not a christian but maybe you should try to convert your bf/gf or just look for a christian bf/gf

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