Need a scriptual source. Christian Brothers, please help?

Question

I need a quote from scripture to use when I forbid my wife to see a new friend she made recently. This woman has moved to our neighborhood recently and I do not approve of either her or her husband. I believe they are Jewish. Anyway, I know the Bible says I have to right to forbid her to see this woman, but I am not really up on my quotes, so I am hoping another decent Christian man out there can help me, perhaps one who also had to deal with a disobedient wife.

Answer 1

You don't need a biblical quote, rather you need the name of a divorce lawyer. You're going to need one. No woman in her right mind is going to tolerate your behavior.

Answer 2

I am not sure what being Jewish has to do with it . Is that why you don't care for them. I think is this is the reason you may have a hard argument. If you are Rasta you should know better than that. I think I am not the person to help you with any more of the question though. You seek a mans help , this is Biblical I understand . But again I hope it is not about them being Jewish . Unless they are harassing you about being Rasta .

Answer 3

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18, KJV)
9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed about[a] himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'
13"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'

14"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Just to make sure you don't misunderstand: real Christians don't go around judging and making derogatory remarks about others. If you want to spread the Gospel--start by changing your unChristain attitude.

Answer 4

Maybe you should ask the men of your congregation to help guide you in "dealing with your disobedient wife," in "forbidding her to see certain people" and in dealing with "those Jews." I'm positive they will have many words of advice for you. How about getting a book to do a topical study with your wife on marriage from a Christian viewpoint. I think it would greatly benefit you both.

Answer 5

Your wife only has to obey you as long as it matches up with scripture. Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself, so why in the world would you forbid her to see your neighbor?

You also do realize that Christ was a Jew? And the Old Testament is filled with Jewish laws?

Answer 6

Scriptures don't bind unless misused. Even though I know a few that might be misinterpreted to support male domination I wouldn't give it to you. Why would I encourage people that hate Scriptures already to hate it more for being a tool of such negativity?

I hope you learn to respect your wife enough to trust her judgment. Without respect or trust there is no love. God is love.

Answer 7

First of all, let's realize that the both of you are to submit to one another. That means to put each other first in everything. I don't believe you are actually doing that.

Now, If these neighbors are not causing your wife to do things against her will then what's the problem? If they are then the scripture would be "be not unequally yoked with the yoke of bondage".

Answer 8

Hey Mel Gibson your Saviour was Jewish get over it.

I hope your wife calls Shalom in the Home and gets you fixed.

Answer 9

why do all you people bother to answer this question? It is obviously a joke, no one can be that ignorant. And let me add to the one responder. What does Mel Gibson have to do with anything? He is a catholic christian who made a great movie about the Lord, he is not a jew hater.

Answer 10

Practice this.....
IN JESUS’ day, a palpable animosity existed between Jews and Gentiles. In time, the Jewish Mishnah even included a law that forbade Israelite women to assist non-Jews during childbirth, since this would only help bring another Gentile into the world.—Abodah Zarah 2:1.
The Samaritans were more closely related to the Jews than were the Gentiles, both religiously and racially. Yet, they too were viewed as outcasts. “Jews have no dealings with Samaritans,” wrote the apostle John. (John 4:9) Indeed, the Talmud taught that “a piece of bread given by a Samaritan is more unclean than swine’s flesh.” Some Jews even used the term “Samaritan” as an expression of contempt and reproach.—John 8:48.
In view of this situation, Jesus’ words to a man who was versed in Jewish law are very instructive. The man approached Jesus and asked: “Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit everlasting life?” In reply, Jesus called his attention to the Mosaic Law, which commands to ‘love Jehovah with your whole heart, soul, strength, and mind,’ and to ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ The lawyer then asked Jesus: “Who really is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:25-29; Leviticus 19:18; Deuteronomy 6:5) According to the Pharisees, the term “neighbor” applied only to those who kept the Jewish traditions—certainly not to Gentiles or Samaritans. If this inquisitive lawyer thought that Jesus would support that view, he was in for a surprise.
Jesus answered the man’s question by relating a parable. “A certain man,” he said, “was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho.” The distance between Jerusalem and Jericho was about 14 miles [23 km]. The road connecting these two cities had sharp turns and projecting spurs of rock, making it easy for thieves to hide, attack, and escape. As it turned out, the traveler in Jesus’ parable “fell among robbers, who both stripped him and inflicted blows, and went off, leaving him half-dead.”—Luke 10:30.
“By coincidence,” Jesus continued, “a certain priest was going down over that road, but, when he saw him, he went by on the opposite side. Likewise, a Levite also, when he got down to the place and saw him, went by on the opposite side.” (Luke 10:31, 32) The priests and Levites were teachers of the Law—including the law of neighbor love. (Leviticus 10:8-11; Deuteronomy 33:1, 10) Surely, they of all people should have felt compelled to help the injured traveler.
Jesus went on: “A certain Samaritan traveling the road came upon him.” The mention of a Samaritan no doubt heightened the lawyer’s curiosity. Would Jesus endorse the negative view of this race? On the contrary, upon seeing the unfortunate traveler, the Samaritan “was moved with pity.” Jesus said: “So he approached him and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine upon them. Then he mounted him upon his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him, and whatever you spend besides this, I will repay you when I come back here.’”—Luke 10:33-35.
Jesus now asked his inquirer: “Who of these three seems to you to have made himself neighbor to the man that fell among the robbers?” The lawyer knew the answer, yet he seemed reluctant to say “the Samaritan.” Instead, he simply replied: “The one that acted mercifully toward him.” Jesus then said: “Go your way and be doing the same yourself.”—Luke 10:36, 37.

Answer 11

Unless they are actually leading her astray, there's no reason she can't visit them occasionally. If you don't really like her to see them much, ask her if she'll limit her time with them out of respect to you, but don't forbid her or you'll push her away from yourself and God. If you respect her, she'll respect you. Make sure that you show her that you love her and not just want to control her.