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> <channel><title>Comments on: should i pretend to believe in jesus to save my marriage?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 22:07:46 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9</generator> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>By: clevergirl</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1762</link> <dc:creator>clevergirl</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 16:37:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1762</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Ha ha, well maybe you shud just say whatever keeps her happy. Its sad though for her that she is so scared of hell.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>Ha ha, well maybe you shud just say whatever keeps her happy. Its sad though for her that she is so scared of hell.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KiraJenLove</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1761</link> <dc:creator>KiraJenLove</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:14:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1761</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;That&#039;s because she really believes it!
If you are an atheist, why did you marry a Christian in the first place? Wasn&#039;t religious beliefs something you discussed while you were dating? I think that&#039;s rather important. The Bible says be not unequally yoked. Believers should not marry non-believers. Conflicts like this will arise, even more so when you have children.  How have you decided your children will be raised, if you have any? If there are divisions on that issue, it will cause strife within your marriage.
Your not believing in something doesn&#039;t change the reality of it. There is nothing your wife or I or anyone else can do to change your mind. Only the Holy Spirit can do that. All I would ask of you is not to be closed off to the pleadings of the Holy Spirit, and He will guide you into all Truth. Your wife obviously loves you and doesn&#039;t want you to be lost.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>That&#8217;s because she really believes it!<br
/> If you are an atheist, why did you marry a Christian in the first place? Wasn&#8217;t religious beliefs something you discussed while you were dating? I think that&#8217;s rather important. The Bible says be not unequally yoked. Believers should not marry non-believers. Conflicts like this will arise, even more so when you have children.  How have you decided your children will be raised, if you have any? If there are divisions on that issue, it will cause strife within your marriage.<br
/> Your not believing in something doesn&#8217;t change the reality of it. There is nothing your wife or I or anyone else can do to change your mind. Only the Holy Spirit can do that. All I would ask of you is not to be closed off to the pleadings of the Holy Spirit, and He will guide you into all Truth. Your wife obviously loves you and doesn&#8217;t want you to be lost.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Gingwa</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1760</link> <dc:creator>Gingwa</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 03:28:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1760</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It really does sound like she needs some sort of counselling.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>It really does sound like she needs some sort of counselling.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: SoCerebral</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1759</link> <dc:creator>SoCerebral</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 19:16:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1759</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;How long have you been married?  Perhaps she should have thought about this before she married you.If her religious attitudes have changed since you married, I honestly don&#039;t think there&#039;s much you can do.  You can&#039;t pretend to believe in Jesus.  Tell her that if the power of prayer is real, then God will speak to your heart if she prays enough for you to be saved.  Obviously if it&#039;s all true, then everything will turn out fine.  Tell her that nagging and crying is pushing you further away from her beliefs and views, not closer.  The Bible says she should teach you by example of her good and Godly behavior, not cry all the time.  Tell her she is not being a good Christian, and she&#039;s making it look like Christianity is miserable, not great.If that doesn&#039;t shake her out of her self-pity, then you may not be able to save the relationship.  I&#039;m sorry!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>How long have you been married?  Perhaps she should have thought about this before she married you.</p><p>If her religious attitudes have changed since you married, I honestly don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s much you can do.  You can&#8217;t pretend to believe in Jesus.  Tell her that if the power of prayer is real, then God will speak to your heart if she prays enough for you to be saved.  Obviously if it&#8217;s all true, then everything will turn out fine.  Tell her that nagging and crying is pushing you further away from her beliefs and views, not closer.  The Bible says she should teach you by example of her good and Godly behavior, not cry all the time.  Tell her she is not being a good Christian, and she&#8217;s making it look like Christianity is miserable, not great.</p><p>If that doesn&#8217;t shake her out of her self-pity, then you may not be able to save the relationship.  I&#8217;m sorry!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ♫►Phillipians 4:13◄♫</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1758</link> <dc:creator>♫►Phillipians 4:13◄♫</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:38:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1758</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;No, you shouldn&#039;t pretend to do anything unless you are an actor in a movie role.
Perhaps you should try and find out where she is coming from, go to church w/ her if she goes to church, talk to her  pastor, read the bible for yourself, talk w/ other men that go to her church about it.
Believe me when I tell you that she isn&#039;t crazy like I read on another posts answer, she is concerned w/ where you are going to end up in the afterlife.
She clearly loves you and if you love her, then you won&#039;t pretend but you will research and learn about what she loves.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>No, you shouldn&#8217;t pretend to do anything unless you are an actor in a movie role.<br
/> Perhaps you should try and find out where she is coming from, go to church w/ her if she goes to church, talk to her  pastor, read the bible for yourself, talk w/ other men that go to her church about it.<br
/> Believe me when I tell you that she isn&#8217;t crazy like I read on another posts answer, she is concerned w/ where you are going to end up in the afterlife.<br
/> She clearly loves you and if you love her, then you won&#8217;t pretend but you will research and learn about what she loves.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: shadowcatx2000</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1757</link> <dc:creator>shadowcatx2000</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 01:34:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1757</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;My advice is to seek out couples counseling and get some help.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>My advice is to seek out couples counseling and get some help.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jezuszuigt</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1756</link> <dc:creator>jezuszuigt</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:52:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1756</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Explain to her that you evolved beyond superstition and buy her some books about the subject, by respected authors like Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, etc.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>Explain to her that you evolved beyond superstition and buy her some books about the subject, by respected authors like Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, etc.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: LH</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1755</link> <dc:creator>LH</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 18:44:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1755</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your telling us you did not tell her your beliefs and she never told you hers while you were dating. If that is the case then you both need counseling. Also hate to tell you this but your wife if what your saying is true has gone off the deep end is in need of help. Most Christians would be quietly praying for your conversion,so why not get her the story of ST.Monica as it might give her some inspiration.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>Your telling us you did not tell her your beliefs and she never told you hers while you were dating. If that is the case then you both need counseling. Also hate to tell you this but your wife if what your saying is true has gone off the deep end is in need of help. Most Christians would be quietly praying for your conversion,so why not get her the story of ST.Monica as it might give her some inspiration.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Rainbow Charity Dawn '76</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1754</link> <dc:creator>Rainbow Charity Dawn '76</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 19:26:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1754</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I&#039;m glad you still love your wife but it&#039;s either of the two things:1. To decide you want to accept Christ as your Saviour and SINCERELY learn about Him.2. Go be with someone who shares in your belief so she can find someone who shares in your belief.If you don&#039;t want to believe in God, that is your right. It is one thing to be friends with someone who&#039;s belief is different than yours, because it can work. But in order for marriage to last in the long run, it&#039;s best to be married to someone who shares in your beliefs.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>I&#8217;m glad you still love your wife but it&#8217;s either of the two things:</p><p>1. To decide you want to accept Christ as your Saviour and SINCERELY learn about Him.</p><p>2. Go be with someone who shares in your belief so she can find someone who shares in your belief.</p><p>If you don&#8217;t want to believe in God, that is your right. It is one thing to be friends with someone who&#8217;s belief is different than yours, because it can work. But in order for marriage to last in the long run, it&#8217;s best to be married to someone who shares in your beliefs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Maci</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1753</link> <dc:creator>Maci</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 08:08:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1753</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;It depends.  Which means more to you, your beliefs or your marriage?</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>It depends.  Which means more to you, your beliefs or your marriage?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jm8783</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1752</link> <dc:creator>jm8783</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 01:04:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1752</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;hahahaha how did you end up with a bible freak in the first place if you dont believe in god? you must be a smooth talker. anyway leave her it will never work DONT lie and say you believe in jesus because then you will not be standing up for what you believe in...think of it this way.it starts with this lie next thing you know you are completely controled by your delusional wife!!!RUUUUN!!!!! hahaha.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>hahahaha how did you end up with a bible freak in the first place if you dont believe in god? you must be a smooth talker. anyway leave her it will never work DONT lie and say you believe in jesus because then you will not be standing up for what you believe in&#8230;think of it this way.</p><p>it starts with this lie next thing you know you are completely controled by your delusional wife!!!</p><p>RUUUUN!!!!! hahaha.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Suzie</title><link>http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1751</link> <dc:creator>Suzie</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 19:15:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.betokened.com/should-i-pretend-to-believe-in-jesus-to-save-my-marriage-2/#comment-1751</guid> <description>&lt;a href=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;No don&#039;t lie to her. She will continue to pray for your soul. She loves you and doesn&#039;t want you to burn in hell. Give religion a chance before you totally disagree with her. She only wants the best for you. Please don&#039;t wait to long because if you do God will stop sending the Holy Spirit to you. If you feel a tug at your heart you know that its God letting you know he is there for you. God does love you and so does your wife.God Bless</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href=""></a></p><p>No don&#8217;t lie to her. She will continue to pray for your soul. She loves you and doesn&#8217;t want you to burn in hell. Give religion a chance before you totally disagree with her. She only wants the best for you. Please don&#8217;t wait to long because if you do God will stop sending the Holy Spirit to you. If you feel a tug at your heart you know that its God letting you know he is there for you. God does love you and so does your wife.</p><p>God Bless</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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