Baroque Brass
Senior Member
My wife is a devout Christian and wants to join the church she’s been attending. I’m a non believer and since married couples usually join the church together, that’s the dilemma. I have written here before about how I was once active in church and even served as a deacon. Life events and countless hours of of reading and soul searching moved me away from religion. My current activity in church consists of playing on Sunday mornings with a small ensemble. I have no desire to sit through Sunday preaching or attend Sunday School. I have nothing against church, I just don’t want to participate.
I‘m supposed to meet with the pastor next week to discuss joining the church. I don’t want to pretend and lie that I want to join the church, I pretended for many years and I’m past that. I don’t want to cause my wife any embarrassment or make it difficult for her to join the church. There’s nothing she’d like more that for me to join the church, accept Jesus and be saved. I’m comfortable as a non believer.
I plan to discuss this with my wife before my meeting with the pastor but these discussions in the past have usually resulted in an argument.
I‘m supposed to meet with the pastor next week to discuss joining the church. I don’t want to pretend and lie that I want to join the church, I pretended for many years and I’m past that. I don’t want to cause my wife any embarrassment or make it difficult for her to join the church. There’s nothing she’d like more that for me to join the church, accept Jesus and be saved. I’m comfortable as a non believer.
I plan to discuss this with my wife before my meeting with the pastor but these discussions in the past have usually resulted in an argument.