R. Stanley
Brother R. Stanley, an Indian post-graduate in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, born in 1947 and born again in 1962 is in fulltime Christian service since 1975. He has been honoured with a Doctorate in Divinity by the Hindustan Bible Institute, Chennai in 2000. Notes, outlines and sermons born out of the personal Bible meditations of R. Stanley can be read at www.StanleyOnBible.com Materials from this website, launched on 31 August 2002, can be copied for private circulation, but not for publication.The books authored by Brother Stanley in English and translated to a number of Indian languages, and tapes, are available from the Blessing Youth Mission (BYM), www.BlessingYouthMission.org an inter-Church revival and missionary-evangelistic organisation in India.
Many a young Christian has ruined his life because of unholy alliance in marriage. Marriage is a yoke. The Bible forbids unequal yoke (2 Cor 6:14). "You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together" (Dt 22:10). Both the Old and the New Testaments strongly condemn intermarriage with unbelievers. Intermingling the "holy seed" with the unconverted is called as "trespass, transgression, iniquity and guilt" (Ezra 9:1-6). Even a widow who is a believer is not permitted to marry an unbeliever. "She is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord" (1 Cor 7:39).
Arranged marriages, until recently, have been normative in Indian culture. But now the number of love marriages is on the increase. Arranged marriages are an inconceivable idea for the westerners. Eventhough the eastern culture is considered to be too conservative, divorce rate is much less and family ties much stronger here. . . . . Eventhough love marriages are becoming more and more common in India, a recent poll in some of the major cities reveals that nearly 80% of the young people prefer arranged marriages. This is encouraging. However no two young people are alike. Even within a family one child differs so much from the other. 
An oft-quoted Bible verse in Christian discipleship programmes is 2 Corinthians 5:17, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!" But the new disciple soon finds out that at least in his case this Scripture is not experienced. He wonders why. He dares not ask others about it. He struggles within himself, sometimes even for years, without finding a satisfactory explanation. May be, dear reader, you are in such a condition. The total change promised in this text seems to be out of your reach. You are however constantly bothered by the question, When will I ever change? 
Blogs by this Author
Quotable Quotes
- By R. Stanley
- Published 09/9/2008
Stanley's Analytical Statements about Christian Life and Ministry
"Unless" and "until" are the two keywords of the Kingdom of God.
"Unless" you are born of the Spirit, you cannot enter the Kingdom...
Happy Teacher's Day - Faith In Action
- By R. Stanley
- Published 09/4/2008
Mother Teresa DayFaith in Action
Reading: Matthew 25:31-46
"What you have done to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it unto Me" (Mt 25:40)
Why did he go to hell? The sin of the...
Lost by Lust!
- By R. Stanley
- Published 08/19/2008
Reading: Titus 2:1-8"Can a man scoop fire into his lap and not be burnt?" (Proverbs 6:27,28)
Many a preacher has lost spiritual energy due to improper relationships with those of the opposite sex. ...
No Excuse For Excuses!
- By R. Stanley
- Published 08/18/2008
Reading: Matthew 4:1-11
"It is written ... It is written ... It is written" (Mt 4:4,7,10)
When we sin we start giving excuses and blaming everything and everyone. This explains the continuously de...
Indian Independence Day - Flag Salute
- By R. Stanley
- Published 08/16/2008
Indian Independence Day India's Independence DayReading: Romans 13
"Obey the Government, for God is the one who put it there" (Rom 13:1)
We hoist and salute our National Flag on the Independence Day...