The Role of the Church
A situation came up recently where a christian woman in her later years met a christian man and fell madly in love. It was very quick and their thinking was that if they wanted to get any quality time together with so few years left, that they needed to be together as soon as possible. So the woman packed up her bags in order to move into the home of the man to be together.
Well, the gentleman was a upstanding member of a local church and also had some assigned responsibilities. So when the church leaders and pastor heard about it, they struggled with the thought of them living together. To the church, it doesn't matter that the rest of the world is doing it that way now; the church has specific guidelines as laid out by the bible.
Consequently, the pastor met with this man to discuss his situation with him. But the question is this; what should the pastor be telling him? Obviously, the church believes that a man and woman must be married in order to be together.
Scripture is very clear as to how this situation should be handled. Unfortunately, in this case the pastor imparted very divisive and wrong advise. His advise was very secular, designed to cover up a situation, or sin as some may see it.
The pastor advised them that if they chose to "live" together, then they should marry. After all, that's what the bible says right? We can't have them living in sin.
Unfortunately, this should not have been the advise given. Instead, there is a far more clear biblical solution to this. Do you know what that is? Please respond with your answers.
Secondly, what is a possible result of the advise that was given and what is wrong with it?
I look forward to anybody's comments.
Well, the gentleman was a upstanding member of a local church and also had some assigned responsibilities. So when the church leaders and pastor heard about it, they struggled with the thought of them living together. To the church, it doesn't matter that the rest of the world is doing it that way now; the church has specific guidelines as laid out by the bible.
Consequently, the pastor met with this man to discuss his situation with him. But the question is this; what should the pastor be telling him? Obviously, the church believes that a man and woman must be married in order to be together.
Scripture is very clear as to how this situation should be handled. Unfortunately, in this case the pastor imparted very divisive and wrong advise. His advise was very secular, designed to cover up a situation, or sin as some may see it.
The pastor advised them that if they chose to "live" together, then they should marry. After all, that's what the bible says right? We can't have them living in sin.
Unfortunately, this should not have been the advise given. Instead, there is a far more clear biblical solution to this. Do you know what that is? Please respond with your answers.
Secondly, what is a possible result of the advise that was given and what is wrong with it?
I look forward to anybody's comments.
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