So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Romans10:17. Remember 1John3:22-23? There He says you are to first BELIEVE on the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and then LOVE one another. The order is first FAITH then LOVE. You cannot LOVE without FAITH and faith cannot function to any degree without love. Therefore, to be able to walk in love, you must always adhere to the Word becouse the Word produces faith and faith is a prerequisite to love. To love without faith is to try to do something that is supernatural with natural means. Loving with the God kind of love is impossible without faith. This brings me to this side of the God kind of love that few know about. If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers... Thou shalt not CONSENT unto him, nor HEARKEN unto him; neither shall thine eye PITY him; neither shalt thou SPARE him; neither shalt thou CONCEAL him: but thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be the FIRST upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people...becouse he had SOUGHT TO THRUST THEE AWAY FROM THE LORD THY GOD, WHICH BROUGHT THEE OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE. Deuteronomy13:6-10. Of course, under the New Testament these things have an intepretation. You dont physicaly kill the person, but the spirit that has taken hold of him. How? Then Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But He turned, and said UNTO PETER, Get thee behind me satan... Matt.16:22-23. If Peter was another person, he would have left the church right there and then. Jesus looked directly at him and rebuked satan!! That spirity that was operating in Peter was attempting to thrust Jesus away from the will of His Father!By this Jesus was operating in love

Whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, recieve him not into your house, neither bid him God speed. For he that biddeth him God speed is a partaker of his evil deeds. 2John1:9-11. And if any man (this could even be the closest friend) obey not word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 2Thess.3:14-15. A man that is a heretick after the first and second admonition reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. Titus3:10-11. What if the person in these scriptures turned out to be the closest friend or a relative or an immedeate family? One way to deal with these things is prayer (we do not fight with flesh and blood. Eph.6:12). The Word has clearly outlined what to do in each case. Some cases to avoid company is the way, some cases to reject, some case, not even bidding a person God speed is the correct action. REMEMBER!! FAITH ACTS ON THE WORD IRREGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL. It is hard thing to part ways with a closest friend becouse of the Word. Even harder is rejecting a heretick after two warnings, yet this this is what the Word requires. REMEMBER, YOU CAN NEVER LOVE PEOPLE MORE THAN GOD. If people rebel against God, wont they rebel against you? If they are not willing to listen to God, will they listen to you? If you abanden God so you can befriend them, will that help them? Will it help you? Is it possible to love people outside the bounderies of the Word of God?!! If you do that my friend, you're on dangerous grounds. Obedience to the Word is better than sacrifice with good intentions. Good intentions are not good enough if they are not based on the Word. Now, we will look at this in the marriage institution. Firstly...

Firstly, if you're looking for a marriage partner as a born again christian, be sure of these two points from the Word: Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? 2Corinth.6:14-16. There are a lot of unbelieving believers. How do you know? By their fruits, thats how!! Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Amos3:3. Just becouse both people are saved doesnt mean they are in agreement. The agreement comes from the Word of God, the manual for marriage. Marriage will not work without the Word. This is were you have to use your heart (spirit) and not your soul (mind, will, and emotions). Another thing to consider is the purpose of God for a particular marriage. Without vision people perish. You have to sit down with a fiance and look at Gods vision for your marriage. Life has to have meaning, marriage has to have meaning! Without these things, especially these last of the last days, disastor is inevitable.

But unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband. But if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife... If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believe not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband... 1Corinth.7:10-14. Here is a relationship of already married people who one of the couple is got born again. This is the set up: the spouse that is saved is not to part ways with the one who is not saved. Why? The unsaved one is sanctified by the saved. So the saved spouse has now become the savior of the unsaved spouse. To be able to save the other spouse, he or she should be able to stoop the lowest, allow his or her rights to be trampled underfoot by the other spouse. This he or she does to win the other spouse. Then after the other spouse is saved, this is the time to sit down with your spouse and lock in on the word and also the direction or vision of your marriage. This is to be done with serious, diligent, and persevering determination to succeed. Communication on the household vision and evaluation of how far toward the fulfillment of the vision should be consistant. Remember, lawlessness results from lack of vision. Where vision is, discipline and harmony will be there! If you are not sure about Gods personal vision for your household, involve yourself in the general vision of God---bringing people to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Striving in the process to come to the knowledge of the truth. This is the scripture married couples should pray for each other ON A DAYLY BASIS: I cease not to give thanks for you (here you put your spouses name), making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of our Lord

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you (your spouses name) the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God : the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye (your spouse) may KNOW WHAT IS THE HOPE OF HIS OR HER CALLING and what is the riches of his inheritance in the saints... Ephesians1:16-23. If you will be faithful in this prayer, you WILL recieve revelation from above and you WILL begin to see things about your calling and vision or the plan of God for your lives and your marriage. I know this from experience, this prayer has revolutionalised my life and marriage. The major step we took toward the calling that God placed on us proved to be so much fruitful and has brought us closer together. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if you do these things, YE SHALL NEVER FALL. 2Peter1:10. Yes, you heard right, YOU SHALL NEVER FALL!