Jonathan Pokluda

marry a believer the context or even do business with the believer i can tell you uh one time pre-ministry i had went in uh into business with somebody who was not a christian they were a good person they were a moral person but they were not a christian and it was going well until it wasn't and all of a sudden he stopped answering my phone calls and ran off with a bunch of money and i never heard from him again and i i thought about that scripture and then bryce i would just say

Some of the most difficult situations I'm in pastorally, so I'm a pastor, so much of what I do is pastoral care, or you would say biblical counseling. And some of the most difficult situations I'm in are someone in a marriage

Some of the most difficult situations I'm in pastorally, so I'm a pastor, so much of what I do is pastoral care, or you would say biblical counseling. And some of the most difficult situations I'm in are someone in a marriage

Some of the most difficult situations I'm in pastorally, so I'm a pastor, so much of what I do is pastoral care, or you would say biblical counseling. And some of the most difficult situations I'm in are someone in a marriage

where they were a Christian, but they married someone who wasn't a Christian, and they either didn't see that as important or they hoped that they would change post-marriage. You do not want to marry potential, meaning you don't want to marry someone hoping that they become someone else. That's a recipe for disaster. You want to marry them understanding their flaws,

where they were a Christian, but they married someone who wasn't a Christian, and they either didn't see that as important or they hoped that they would change post-marriage. You do not want to marry potential, meaning you don't want to marry someone hoping that they become someone else. That's a recipe for disaster. You want to marry them understanding their flaws,

where they were a Christian, but they married someone who wasn't a Christian, and they either didn't see that as important or they hoped that they would change post-marriage. You do not want to marry potential, meaning you don't want to marry someone hoping that they become someone else. That's a recipe for disaster. You want to marry them understanding their flaws,

understanding their fallen nature, understanding their wiring and their personality, and say, hey, they would be a great match for me. We complement each other well, and we're gonna do ministry together for the rest of our life. We're going to have children and raise those children to know God. We're gonna disciple our community, disciple in our home. And so we would make great partners.

understanding their fallen nature, understanding their wiring and their personality, and say, hey, they would be a great match for me. We complement each other well, and we're gonna do ministry together for the rest of our life. We're going to have children and raise those children to know God. We're gonna disciple our community, disciple in our home. And so we would make great partners.

understanding their fallen nature, understanding their wiring and their personality, and say, hey, they would be a great match for me. We complement each other well, and we're gonna do ministry together for the rest of our life. We're going to have children and raise those children to know God. We're gonna disciple our community, disciple in our home. And so we would make great partners.

So really what a Christian marriage is, It's a strengthening of ministry. You're like looking for a ministry partner. And so if you marry a non-believer, so much of the ministry that you're doing is going to be to them. And it's a really hard life. And the scripture speaks specifically to this in 1 Peter 3.

So really what a Christian marriage is, It's a strengthening of ministry. You're like looking for a ministry partner. And so if you marry a non-believer, so much of the ministry that you're doing is going to be to them. And it's a really hard life. And the scripture speaks specifically to this in 1 Peter 3.

So really what a Christian marriage is, It's a strengthening of ministry. You're like looking for a ministry partner. And so if you marry a non-believer, so much of the ministry that you're doing is going to be to them. And it's a really hard life. And the scripture speaks specifically to this in 1 Peter 3.

It says, you know, if your husband is not a believer, to try to win him over with your good deeds in the way that you love him and care for him and serve him, that's a tough life, man. That's really challenging that they would see grace through your acts of service toward them. That's really challenging.

It says, you know, if your husband is not a believer, to try to win him over with your good deeds in the way that you love him and care for him and serve him, that's a tough life, man. That's really challenging that they would see grace through your acts of service toward them. That's really challenging.

It says, you know, if your husband is not a believer, to try to win him over with your good deeds in the way that you love him and care for him and serve him, that's a tough life, man. That's really challenging that they would see grace through your acts of service toward them. That's really challenging.

And so I would say that you should be someone who's radically pursuing Jesus and find someone who is radically pursuing Jesus. I did a podcast recently and they were like, yeah, but that doesn't give people who aren't radically pursuing Jesus a lot of hope. I'm like, Jesus is our hope. The good news is The difference of someone who's not radically pursuing Jesus and someone who is, is a decision.

And so I would say that you should be someone who's radically pursuing Jesus and find someone who is radically pursuing Jesus. I did a podcast recently and they were like, yeah, but that doesn't give people who aren't radically pursuing Jesus a lot of hope. I'm like, Jesus is our hope. The good news is The difference of someone who's not radically pursuing Jesus and someone who is, is a decision.

And so I would say that you should be someone who's radically pursuing Jesus and find someone who is radically pursuing Jesus. I did a podcast recently and they were like, yeah, but that doesn't give people who aren't radically pursuing Jesus a lot of hope. I'm like, Jesus is our hope. The good news is The difference of someone who's not radically pursuing Jesus and someone who is, is a decision.

It's like right now, you can be hearing this and saying, okay, you know what, I wanna turn my life around. I wanna start running hard after God. I believe there's a God. I believe 2,025 years ago, there was a carpenter born in Bethlehem, a town that you would have never heard of except he was born there. He lived in Nazareth, a city that you would have never known about except he lived there.