Seventh-day Adventist

luxe said:
1. Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and should be entered into only between partners who share a common faith. "

2. We are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the Scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as well.

Now look at it from an outsiders point of view, who has no bias for the success or failure of the relationship.

Gdiza has to do all the changing.
No smoking, eating meat or drinking.
No nookie.
The Big guy is No.1. Always.
Parents come next.
Then you.
If you want to marry her, well, guess you'll be converting won't you.
Gdiza has to fit in, or well....you know.

Chick has to do no changing, no sacrifice, no compromise.

Do you see where I am going with this?
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And we hear about atheists preaching :rolleyes:

I can promise you her parents or her will keep nagging you to come to church with them.
 
gdiza said:
Doomed to fail? :(
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That's a mature answer.

Ook - not disrespecting you, or your faith, I am just illustrating that this relationship will be more difficult, as there are some pretty fundamental differences in belief systems here.
 
gdiza said:
Not interested in that, I want the 'main points' discussed which is exactly what is going on right now.
Read my initial posts!
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Basically, in my opinion a form of Christian Judaism. I.e. strong belief in old testament and ten commandments while accepting Jesus as son of God, hence Sabbath belief,, dress code etc Wikipedia will give you heads up as most SDA believers don't even know about origin i.e. Miller etc


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luxe said:
That's a mature answer.

Ook - not disrespecting you, or your faith, I am just illustrating that this relationship will be more difficult, as there are some pretty fundamental differences in belief systems here.
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I hear what you're saying.

This happen when one partner doesn't want to change.

Also might happen should one partner decide to go over to the SDA and the other doesn't. I have seen one such marriage breaking up because of difference in beliefs.
 
The_Librarian said:
I hear what you're saying.

This happen when one partner doesn't want to change.

Also might happen should one partner decide to go over to the SDA and the other doesn't. I have seen one such marriage breaking up because of difference in beliefs.
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I'm the type of guy who doesn't want religion to guide his life... so far, it's worked out pretty OK for me - or at least I think so.
I do sorta believe in karma which we all understand.

But ... if you saying that "if I don't change for her" (convert, or at least try etc) then "we will not work" - is that what you honestly saying to me?
 
The_Librarian said:
I hear what you're saying.

This happen when one partner doesn't want to change.

Also might happen should one partner decide to go over to the SDA and the other doesn't. I have seen one such marriage breaking up because of difference in beliefs.
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I'm the type of guy who doesn't want religion to guide his life... so far, it's worked out pretty OK for me - or at least I think so.
I do sorta believe in karma which we all understand.

But ... if you saying that "if I don't change for her" (convert, or at least try etc) then "we will not work" - is that what you honestly saying to me?
 
I am sure things will go well I mean u 2 already like each other and like you already said just act yourself when you meet the rentals.
 
I asked her if

1. Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and should be entered into only between partners who share a common faith.
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Thinking "we are awesome" counts... (as a belief)

She thinks it does...

However, I think she is just seeing the humor in this. :)
 
Korn1 said:
I am sure things will go well I mean u 2 already like each other and like you already said just act yourself when you meet the rentals.
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unfortunately good intentions don't make for good marriages.
we're not talking about a girlfriend here, we're talking wife, kids, in-laws and family.
sure, one can work through issues - no marriage is without them, but starting off hoping that things will end out well is a bit naive.
 
gdiza said:
I'm the type of guy who doesn't want religion to guide his life... so far, it's worked out pretty OK for me - or at least I think so.
I do sorta believe in karma which we all understand.

But ... if you saying that "if I don't change for her" (convert, or at least try etc) then "we will not work" - is that what you honestly saying to me?
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Don't be that negative :p Be positive. At least if things doesn't work out, you can always remain friends.

Go with her. You'll gain some experience. People differ.

What won't work for one, will work for another.
 
It will definitely be interesting, I was SDA or should I say was raised as one. There is just too many restrictions on your life that make no sense at all..
Don't want to turn this into a religion vs Atheism debate, but boy it is one of the more hard core christian religions.

My gf is Christian and she understands what I believe(or don't actually) and why, it does cause a bit of conflict around the how would your raise your children debate etc..

Good luck! Give it a go, you'll never know until you have tried!
 
She's religous; you're not. So, she either don't understand her religion or she's a fake. Either way there's no long-term success here. You two are probably just in the "in-love" stage. Wait till you get to the other stages!
 
gdiza said:
I'm the type of guy who doesn't want religion to guide his life... so far, it's worked out pretty OK for me - or at least I think so.
I do sorta believe in karma which we all understand.

But ... if you saying that "if I don't change for her" (convert, or at least try etc) then "we will not work" - is that what you honestly saying to me?
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gdiza, broer :)

when my wife and i met we misunderstood each other, she thought i was leaning more towards spirituality and i thought she was leaning more towards atheism. today i'm a nihilist who thinks there is nothing supernatural in the world and she is pagan psychic who does readings online, and we love each other.

changing is inevitable. you will change eventually, and that is what relationships are. i din't want to change, i fought change, and sometimes i miss the way my life used to be but i love my wife, and i know that she is the best thing i've ever got. i lost out on so many relationships because the people were christian and i didn't give them a chance, but in the end it didn't matter. it largely depends on the person though.

so if you can have any girl i nthe world and you choose her, i know you could make it work. most SDAs i've met have been crazy racists, but that is just my unfortunate experience online, i've never met one in person and don't know much about their beliefs. you must get to know her and decide for yourself if it's worth it :)
 
DJ... said:
So a scam artist?
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she has her beliefs, i used to think all psychics were scam artists, but some people genuinely believe that they're psychic. i think she just has super keen powers of observation and convinces herself that it's a spiritual gift :p

not very fond of the pagan community however, i can put up with my wife but the rest of them, belgh :p much like christianity and muslims
 
smalltownsky said:
i used to think all psychics were scam artists
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Until you started porking one...:p

smalltownsky said:
but some people genuinely believe that they're psychic.
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When I was a kid I believed I could truly fly like Superman. So I put on my suit and cape, stood on the 30th floor of John Ross House in Durban and jumped. Luckily my mother grabbed me in time, gave me a hiding and set me straight. Some people just need that little pull in the right direction.

And no, I'm not advocating that you give her a hiding now...:D

As a firm non-believer in psychic hocus pocus, you can surely agree that regardless of her intentions, she's pretty much just scamming people out of their cash...?
 
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