Verdict: marrying an unbeliever is a plain bad idea, plus listener letters
After a 'guys on the path' riff, the hosts deliver the verdict: marrying a nonbeliever is simply a bad idea for the marriage and for one's walk with Christ, not a claim of superiority. They discuss Paul's counsel to those already married to unbelievers — demonstrate God's love, and let them go if they leave — and read listener letters, including one from a commenter named Leslie whose wife began abusing him on their wedding night. The segment closes on cross-denominational friction, joking that Catholic-Baptist baptism disputes could be settled by spinning a wheel, and on the principle that Scripture usually counsels action with guardrails: do this, but be careful.
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Is skinny dipping in the Sea of Galilee sacrilegious?
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Chat questions: what must one do to be saved?
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