2006-10-12 08:37:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's hell for both. At the beginning everything will be fine... Love is all around but with time, love change into a routine and both will start feeling disturbed by the practice and thoughts of the other. This will worsen everyday until both will regret to have followed their emotion and both will curse the each other that the other has changed. They will lose tempter for petty things and will start behaving like uneducated people who can scream for nothing at all.
2006-10-12 08:47:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Well now you tell me.
I am atheist and my wife is Christian. We have been married for 14 years and I dont see any kind of hardship or heartache in our future. Not to say there havent been some rough times, but thats marriage. It has nothing to do with what we believe or dont believe. We work through our problems as a couple. Not as a Christian and an atheist.
2006-10-12 15:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by wilchy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
marriage is a mixed bag of good times and bad . . believer or not the acceptance of each other and respect for each others beliefs is more important than believing the same.
Even Soul Mates have to agree to disagree.
We've been married 18yrs, and no we are not the same faith.
Our married life is good, we've had some bad times but nothing I would refer to as a hardship or heartache.
2006-10-12 15:48:47 · answer #3 · answered by Rainy 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I was in this same spot for a couple of years. I continued to help her find Jesus. I started slowly going to church and reading. This started to help me grow and become better overall, she had seen the change, and started becoming curious. I took her to a place that was a rather entertaining church. The truth is, it doesn't matter for what reason someone will go to church, eventually they will understand and grow into a christian, as long as you continue also. I converted someone from a very dangerous religion to christianity, it created hardships at first, but in the end I saved the one I loved for the better.
2006-10-12 15:54:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It depends how the believer lives out their faith before their unbelieving spouse. As someone who is married to an unbeliever, my husband accompanies me once a month to church, but I don't push anything on him. He sees how much Jesus is a part of my everyday life, and he's seen my prayers answered. He's even commented that "I know there's something to this faith of yours..." I rely on the power of prayer and the Holy Spirit to open up his heart to the Gospel. That's not something I can do. It's a supernatural thing, just as it was for you and I. I AM fortunate in the fact that my wonderful husband is easy going and when the topic of religion happens to come up (not by my pushing) we have open, honest discussions, and the beauty of being on this side of the fence, is that we were ALL non believers at one point before accepting the Lord, so if we use wisdom and love instead of preaching and Bible thumping, accompanied by much prayer, we have a greater chance of seeing them saved!
Yes, it CAN work, honey, don't give up now.
2006-10-12 15:48:13 · answer #5 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How often does religion come up in everyday life? I think that it could work if you can agree to disagree. Raising kids though crossed my mind, have you guys visited that subject? No matter what, where there is real love you can work it out.
2006-10-12 15:53:16 · answer #6 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be destined for hardship and heartache, but if the nonbeliever happens to get saved then things will turn around. God bless!
2006-10-12 15:39:42 · answer #7 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The Scripture says, "be ye not unequally yoked together, believer and unbeliever", but it also says that it's possible and permissable for the "wife to sanctify the husband" and for the "husband to sanctify the wife". Therefore if an unbeliever and a believer are married and the unbeliever converts by the believer's example, then more power to them!
2006-10-12 16:31:32 · answer #8 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think all marriage take work there just might be different challenges with a believer and non-believer, but it can work I think...Good luck!
I have no source for this since I am still single…Yikes!!!
2006-10-12 15:51:38 · answer #9 · answered by Katy_Kat 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can work as long as nobody tries to control the other person and respects his/her wish. The believer goes to worship and the other stays home. The believer should not judge the non-believer, who should not ridicule the believer's belief. Problems, however, may arise when they have kids. Good luck!
2006-10-12 15:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋