# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S206
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206 RESOLUTIONS — COMMITTEE 4

6. P. 269, line 6: “Where husband and wife feel that they must
go separate ways regarding their religion but nevertheless accept
Jesus Christ to be their Savior, they should be encouraged —

a) to exercise the patience of Christ in their struggle for
the truth;

b) to read the Word of God together;

c) to confess together the three articles of the Apostolic and
Nicene Creeds;

d) to unite in the praying of the “Lord’s Prayer”
changed to “Where husband and wife, while of different denomina-
tional persuasion, nevertheless accept Jesus Christ to be their Sav-
ior, they should be encouraged to read and discuss the Word of God
together; exercise the patience of Christ in their study of the
truth; and, as they find agreement, confess together the Apostles’
Creed and unite in table prayers and the Lord’s Prayer.” Be it
further

Resolved,

b) That Synod encourage its pastors and congregations to use
this Statement as a guide in dealing with religiously mixed mar-
riages;

c) That the Family Life Committee be requested to produce
tracts and other practical educational material on this subject to
guide our young people and parents.

Action: This resolution, after having been amended by in-
serting the statement “The Lutheran party should be encouraged
steadfastly to witness to the truth” (line 25, page 268, Reports and
Memorials), was adopted.

Note: The corrected and amended Statement on Interfaith or
Mixed Marriages is as follows:

F. Statement on Interfaith or Mixed Marriages
In compliance with the request of Synod (Proceedings, 1953,
pp. 345, 346) the Family Life Committee of the Board for Parish
Education submits the following statement for the guidance of pas-
tors and congregations with regard to interfaith or mixed marriages.

1. General Principles

Marriage in the Christian view, as ordained by God, is the
personal and sexual union of one man and one woman in a con-
tinuing relationship of mutual love and service based on fidelity
toward each other (Matt. 19:4-6; 1 Cor. 7:10, 11,39). The purpose
of this lifelong union is fulfilled in the intimate one-flesh relation-
ships, in mutual helpfulness, and in the procreation and rearing of
children. This marriage union involves physical, economic, social,

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