is this wrong?

Question

This isnt a joke question, im just interested to hear the opinions of religious people.
I am a protestant girl, baptised methodist, and my fiance is a catholic is this wrong in the eyes of God? What religon should we raise our children?
Like i said im only asking for opinions.

We go to our own seperate churches, but both go together to each others for things like family weddings and funerals and confirmations. We both respect each others different churches. We both think its best to teach or children about God within our own home and let them make their own decisions when they are old enough.

Actually Flash, we do live in Ireland. As you can imagine its hard to get an objective opinion from anyone here, thats why i asked on this instead.

Answer 1

One day two men decided they would both walk to Heaven but an enormous mountain stood in their way.The first man decided he would take the easy way and go around the mountain.The second man took the hard way and went over it.When both arrived at the pearly gates God greeted them and welcomed them both in.The second man became upset at this and asked God "why does he get to go in when he took the easy way and I worked so hard?"God looked lovingly at his child and said "I don't care how you get here,as long as you make it."
So no it doesn't matter to God as long as you accept his son as your personal Saviour and ask to be forgiven.He doesn't care how you come to be saved,as long as you are and go home to him.

Answer 2

You'd be surprised how close Catholics and Methodists are in terms of doctrine. They're only separated by two degrees, and the separation had nothing to do with the Protestant Reformation. In the Middle Ages, King Henry the VIII wanted to get divorced and the Pope wouldn't let him, so he turned all the Catholic Churches in England into the Church of England, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Then, a little while later, some priests from the Church of England thought that it was practicing the religion wrong, emphasizing the wrong things, so they broke off and formed the Methodist Church. There were no big doctrinal disputes in any of these breakups. Think of the Methodist Church as sort of a spinoff of the Catholic Church. Both have similar church services, but the Methodist Church grew up in English and American culture, and so is more liberal, while the Catholic Church is more European and more conservative.

I think you should take your kids to both churches. Again, both are similar. You should teach them that both are filled with people who believe in God and Christ, and that the Catholic Church is older but the Methodist Church grew out of the Catholic Church, in a manner of speaking. Let the kids decide whether they agree more with Methodists or Catholics.

Answer 3

Well, whether it's wrong or not is not the issue. You are free to love and marry whom you please.

See, when the Bible talked about being unequally yoked (Deuteronomy 22:10, 2 Corinthians 6:13-15), it was referring to being emotionally bonded to an unbeliever, who, naturally, would have differing opinions on some things you held sacred and wouldn't be the best encourager of your faith.

Now, whether it would be wise or not is another thing. I can't judge because I don't know you OR your fiance and since you both believe in Jesus, despite doctrinal issues, you are more or less on the same team. So here are some questions to consider:

Do you both believe in the same things?
Can you agree on the values you want your children to understand and appreciate?
If one spouse disagrees on an issue, can you both really sort it out without having it divide you both?

The best thing anyone can advise is for you both to hang on to the principle of Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, where if God, you and your fiance work things out together, it will be the strongest of relationships.

Answer 4

You are both christian. The whole Catholics vs Protestant arguement has long ended, except in Ireland may be.

Do you both follow Jesus (christian) are you both praying to the same god? Obviously yes.

So, there is no need to worry. ANd this is not the 50's where protestants and catholics were at each others throats.

So you christians should not let denominations come between your marriage. I'm not a christian, though.
Hope that helped.

Answer 5

What do you and you fiance think of Jesus? Have you both trusted Him as your Lord and Savior? You need to raise your children based upon the Bible, read it and follow it it has answers for all things concerning life and how to live. Teach the Bible to your children, visit a bible believing church with your fiance and pray about where the Lord wants you to be. It is not wrong for two believers to marry. However you should consider what He believes about Christ before you marry him. Put Christ in the center of your lives and marriage and it will be wonderful. God Bless !

Answer 6

Well, from what I hear there may be problems between the two religions, however I believe God wouldn't have a problem with it. I'm personally not "religious" person so to speak, so the answer to me is easy. Raise your children to be Christians, and when they are old enough they can decide how they would like to worship God. That's really what it's about, after all.

Answer 7

I wouldn't say it's wrong at all. But it's good that you're asking questions now. You really want to decide with your fiance how you're going to handle things. Like if he's a devout catholic, that presents problems for your wedding, right? You would have to convert in order to be married in the church, and "sacramentally" married, at that. If it's no big deal to him, then it shouldn't be to you either, but think how you'd like your kids to be raised. What kind of values do you want them to grow up with? Personally, I find Catholic churches tend to be horrible for bringing young kids to - all you can do is sit in the glassed in room; compared to most protestant churches that offer a separate children's church to drop your kids off. Just talk about it, practical stuff as well as "big stuff". As long as you guys can agree, that's all that matters.

Answer 8

I would raise my children Protestant because the Catholic Church does not teach scripture.

The most crucial problem with the Roman Catholic Church is its belief that faith alone in Christ is not sufficient for salvation. The Bible clearly and consistently states that receiving Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace through faith, grants salvation (John 1:12; 3:16,18,36; Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10,13; Ephesians 2:8-9). The Roman Catholic Church rejects this. The official position of the Roman Catholic Church is that a person must believe in Jesus Christ AND be baptized AND receive the Eucharist along with the other sacraments AND obey the decrees of the Roman Catholic Church AND perform meritorious works AND not die with any mortal sins AND etc., etc., etc. Catholic divergence from the Bible on this most crucial of issues, salvation, means that yes, Catholicism is a false religion. If a person believes what the Catholic Church officially teaches, he/she will not be saved. Any claim that works or rituals must be added to faith in order for salvation to be achieved is a claim that Jesus’ death was not sufficient to fully purchase our salvation.

Answer 9

Being a true Christian has nothing to do with what your denomination is, or your spouses. Denominations are just different views of theology. While the Catholic church may say it is wrong to marry someone not Catholic, it is not a sin! So, you and your fiance should just look up and study a bit on what opinions you both share on theology etc, then choose a church that most fits you both!

Answer 10

...If neither one of you trusts in the Lord Jesus Christ alone as your Savior, come to Him in repentance and faith.
...The Bible says we should not marry anyone but another Christian believer, observe:
...14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
...15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?
1. Be sure you are a born-again believer.
2. Only marry a growing Christian.
3. Ask God to give you a spouse who loves God the most and you second.
...Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved.
(Acts 16:31)
...Whosoever will, may come.

Answer 11

No hon, God is not concerned about which church you go to, as long as you show up! (btw, that's a quote from Steel Magnolias lol)

Seriously, the concern is not what religion you are, but the level of maturity between you and your beloved. Being at different levels of spiritual maturity is what is referred to in the Bible as being "unevenly yoked".

Look into that rather than what religion you are, make sure you are both running the race at the same pace.