The phrase for my faith is yolked to an unbeliever. The reason for it imo is the ensuing conflict in ideologies that would lead to friction and eventual relationship breakdown.
Jesus is a jealous lover, and separation from your past/non faithful life is painfully obligatory. You couldn't really deny that, even for a vehement independent such as myself.
Now bear in mind that I've been a believing Christian for 1/5th of my life, and married for half of it. My wife is a Christian. She's more religious than I am, so that question would have been more important to her I think. We were both Christians when we married.
Man I put her through the mill as an atheist. I kinda wonder at her mettle at surviving that. Still we have problems. Were our belief differences a contributing factor to tensions in the marriage? You betcha.
So I think it's a kinda sensible dictate.
Jesus is a jealous lover, and separation from your past/non faithful life is painfully obligatory. You couldn't really deny that, even for a vehement independent such as myself.
Now bear in mind that I've been a believing Christian for 1/5th of my life, and married for half of it. My wife is a Christian. She's more religious than I am, so that question would have been more important to her I think. We were both Christians when we married.
Man I put her through the mill as an atheist. I kinda wonder at her mettle at surviving that. Still we have problems. Were our belief differences a contributing factor to tensions in the marriage? You betcha.
So I think it's a kinda sensible dictate.
