A number of cross-cultural weddings takes place in our country now. There are ardent advocates for both sides of the argument. Does the Bible say anything on this?
Reading: Acts 17:22-28 "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:28) A number of cross-cultural weddings takes place in our country now. There are ardent advocates for both sides of the argument. Does the Bible say anything on this? The Bible does not discourage cross-cultural marriages directly or indirectly. The only thing it speaks against is a believer in Christ marrying an unbeliever (2 Cor 6:14,15). Abraham's plea with his servant not to go to the Canaanites to find a bride for his son was not because of the cross-cultural factor. He did not want Isaac to return to the land from where God had called him out (Gen 24:1-19). God got angry with Miriam and Aaron who spoke against the cross-cultural marriage of Moses (Num 12:1,9). Joseph's wife was a non-Hebrew (Gen 41:45). Personally, while I am not against cross-cultural marriages, I am not advocating them either. Even when the bride and groom are...