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PKnowler:
Hi everyone,

     I need some advice. I am so excited about what I am learning regarding Universal Restoration. I believe it to be true. The scriptures are new to me and filled with treasures to be searched for. While I am not new to UR I have been studying it for about 3 years now. It has been very hard to overcome my indoctrination. I have wanted to believe but some scriptures caused me plaguing doubts concerning UR. I have finally come to a place of peace and my questions have been answered.

Anyway I would like to know how others have dealt with a spouse who doesn't believe the same way. My husband is very orthodox in his thinking. He considers me a heretic. He has been very patient with me though and I have been able to show him some things. Although when I showed him about Aion, Aionios being an undefined amount of "time" not everlasting. I think that was the last straw! He is very upset that I am saying anything bad about his Bible translation NIV. I had him read out of Young's Literal Translation and Greek and he doesn't accept it. He says I am trying to act like a Bible scholar that I am not!

I know I need to leave him alone, it is God's work. I am having a hard time keeping it to myself. Has anyone else gone though this? How have you dealt with it? Also church is an issue.

Any advice?

Thanks, Paula

Chris R:
Dear Paula,

A wise man once said: I would rather SEE a sermon Rather than HEAR a sermon, Love your husband, be the best wife you can be.

Despite what Christendom teaches we cannot draw men to these truths. Any knowledge we have is given us from above.

Be prepared to answer questions,  Read the material on this site many times, The church issue should become clear as you study the scripture.

Gods peace

Chris R

Kat:
Hi Paula,

I agree with everything Chris has said.

You are having your eyes opened to this precious Truth,
and you want to share it.
But your husband's is still blinded, and you should try to keep peace with him.
As long as he is blinded, he will not understand.

Mat 7:6  "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

I am in a simular situation, but my husband is not in the church.
I do not discuss this Truth with him, I would only answer if he asked.

This forum is a place where you can seek fellowship that you desire.
You can also learn a great deal from what is shared here.

2Ti 2:15  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

I pray for your strength and courage.

mercy, peace, and love
Kat

jennie:
I don't know if this will be helpful but when we married , Michael was a big party guy! The drinking, drugs and so on. He had a very bad taste in his mouth from churches because of what he had been brought up in. I didn't push it. He later told me that each night when I read my Bible made him stop and think of things. Long story short... we have a happy marriage and try to serve the Lord in whatever way we can. Love and prayers, Jennie

Deborah-Leigh:
Hello Paula

Col 3 : 28...be subject to your husband, subordinate and adapt as it is fit in the Lord. Understand and support your husbands by submitting to them in ways that honour the Lord.

Prov 12 : 4 .,...Be a virtuous and worthy wife, earnest and strong in character...a crowning joy to her husband...

Eph 5 : 33...respect, notice, regard, honour, prefer, venerate, esteem, praise, love and admire your husband.

Paula perhaps God is more concerned with you than you are about your dear husband. Perhaps God is working on you first before He decides to work on your precious husband. God loves your husband. God loves you. Perhaps God is training you into HIS image of LOVE for your husband. Wouldn't THAT be  WONDERFUL.  :D I believe that your husband's as you say "non acceptance" shows perhaps his integrity. He wants God to teach him and quite rightly refuses you that position of authority over him. He is obviously a real man! I have no doubt that you love him very much as you should according to the scriptures you are perhaps already more that half way there! You obviously have a very precious husband Paula and I do not think he would be married to you if you were not loved and cherished by him even though you may have been tryiing to do Gods job..... ;D  I am not tryingto make you feel bad at all Paula. I am trying to make this stick!.....I know I am prodding you a little here but you see the Scriptures also show that blindness is no big deal for God....and opening minds is not a huge issue for God.  I believe that your husbands  "blindness"   is a snitch...!... for GOD to remove once HE has conformed YOU to HIS IMAGE :) Conformation into the image of God is not a snitch....it is a process.....Get with the program and rejoyce.....You have a big menue to begin on by seeing first how you shape up against the scriptures above, and watching yourself more than you are trying to share with your husband your knowlege and new found intimacy with God. Trust God. He knows exactly how to handle your precious husband. After all, God made him the head of you.

Mercy, Grace....Unmeritted favor to you Paula

Arcturus :)

Arcturus

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