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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him leave. In such cases the [remaining] brother or sister is not [spiritually or morally] bound. But God has called us to peace. |
Subject: Does abandoning make you an unbeliever |
Bible Note: I agree totally. However, my pastor neighbor has told me that any "Christian man" who performs an unChristian act becomes an unbeliever. Specifically, if a Christian man abandons (divorces his wife illegally - for reasons other than unfaithfulness), he becomes an unbeliever and therefore under 1 Cor 7:15, his wife is free to remarry without committing adultery per Math 19:9 (... and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery). He also has told me that one can become a Christian again if one confesses his/her sin and becomes truly repentent. It is his belief that Christians cannot go to hell since being a Christian requires one to be "Christ like". Consequently, according to this logic, one can be a Christian one moment and not one the next and so on. Personally, I believe that anyone who believes in Jesus is a Christian. We are not perfect and we may indeed sin as we go through life. However, whether we sin or not does not change our status as being a believer. |