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Would This Couple be eligible for church membership
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All except for the 2 gay people. I would exhort you as a Brother to not call them a "couple" as when something is "coupled" together it means that two incomplete pieces combined to make a whole, to make "one flesh". 2 gay people cannot ever do that and to call it a couple implies that they can.
Other than that I have no issues with large age gaps once a child reaches adulthood at 16/18. Large age gaps are in the Bible. I think Boaz told Ruth something along the lines of "You could have married younger men your age, but you chose me" indicating a large age gap. We're told Abraham's age too at some point, if I recall correctly it was approximately a decade between him and Sarah.
We had a family in a previous Church where the husband was 50 and the wife was 30. They had almost 10 kids.
Other than that I have no issues with large age gaps once a child reaches adulthood at 16/18. Large age gaps are in the Bible. I think Boaz told Ruth something along the lines of "You could have married younger men your age, but you chose me" indicating a large age gap. We're told Abraham's age too at some point, if I recall correctly it was approximately a decade between him and Sarah.
We had a family in a previous Church where the husband was 50 and the wife was 30. They had almost 10 kids.
And I would exhort you not to call them "Gay"!
At their ages, I dont see a major problem
I thinking more of a wife of 17 and a husband of 45 or so.
I cited the definition and origin of the meaning of "Couple", which is "to join or to form a pair" in connection to God's "One Flesh" definition in Genesis. I don't think it's a good testimony of God's Word to say that 2 gay people can "couple" nor become "one flesh".
If you can provide scripture where we are exhorted not to call someone gay, which is akin to sodomite, then I can swap to sodomite.
I prefer to call them queer myself.
Could you explain the poll a bit more clearly? Some of these options sound like they are related as to whether or not one would officiate a couple's wedding, which is not the stated question. For instance, "both under 21 and you know that at lease one set of parents are opposed."
As to "couple," are we referring to two persons who present themselves as married, or just two persons dating?
As to "couple," are we referring to two persons who present themselves as married, or just two persons dating?
I am not exactly sure what they want??? Gay is too nice, according to Salty. I used to call them "queer" and got an infraction. People can't make up their mind around here.
I just use homosexual -
You got an infraction for calling them what they call themselves? LOL. They added the Q on that thing to call themselves that.
You must have violated the 11th commandment in modern Evangelicalism. "Be nice!" Just like Jesus was nice to the Pharisees, just like Elijah was to Baal's followers, etc etc.
I made the point that they call themselves that but.......
On that note, this thread is closed.
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