They have accepted the Lord...

[tinytim]

Praise God that you have led this couple to the Lord, but I would not have baptized them until they got married. What was stopping them?

We adopted this position in my church. The couple in question are now married, baptized, in membership and expecting their first baby.

In that order.

Steve

Grace for Salvation
Works for church membership...

 

[Aaron]

They have accepted the Lord....

and now want to join your church.... but - there is a situation....


You fill in the blank ___________
shacking up, alcoholic, heavy smoker, gambler, someone who got a speeding ticket, wife beater, a mother breaks a promise to her daughter, homosexual.....

Would you allow any of the above individual to join your church?
does the severity of the individual sin make a difference,

If not, why not?, if so - why
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I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. . . . do not ye judge them that are within? . . . Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. —Paul

 

[matt wade]

Joh 6:37
(37) All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

I see you are confused about the difference between salvation and church membership.

 

[Alive in Christ]

Mandym...

You posted...

Originally Posted by mandym
Recently lead a couple to the Lord and Baptized them. They have had children together but are not married. They attend church but cannot join until the get married.

In my opinion you certainly did the right thing in baptizing them.
But I would have also let them join the local church as well. With the Holy Spirit alive in them, they will be seeing things more correctly...as they grow in the Lord...and they will marry.