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NASB | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? |
Bible Question: what if a christian doesn't marry a christian? |
Bible Answer: Hello aiello! I believe that prayon's answer is accurate in that a believer is not to marry a nonbeliever (2 Cor. 6:14). However, I understood from you questions that you were already married before you came to the Lord. If you were already married (and perhaps that is irrelevent since you are legally married now) the scriptures has much more to say about it. first, if you were already married before coming to believe and being saved, refer to 1 Cor. 7:13. We are not told here but it is practicle to believe that in the early days of the church, while so many were coming to believe in the Lord, that it was a very common event for a husband or a wife to hear and believe before the other. If that new believer were to then "leave" what hope then would there be for the unbelieving spouse to come into the knowledge of the Lord and be saved? A key here in the verse mentioned is that if the unbelieving spouse consents to stay with the believer, the believer is not to leave. the unbeliever is "sanctified in" the believer making it possible that the children are "holy". (a biblical proof, I believe that God establishes and sanctifies the family). Don't forget the following chapter. If the unbeliever leaves on his/her own accord, the believing spouse is "not bound" 1 Cor. 7:16 may be the most important. You may someday lead your husband to the Lord. Next, Jesus spoke to divorce as sinful (see Mark 10:4-12) Even if you were a believer and then married an unbeliever would divorce be an option. If we believe that for a believer to marry an unbeliever is a sin (it goes against teaching of scripture) then are we to believe that divorcing this unbeliever after the fact is any less a sin? Is it possible to right a wrong with a wrong? Would the sin of divorce be justified on the basis that the marriage, in the first place, was sinful? Finally, let me say that if you or your children are being physically abused you need to ensure both your and their safety. I don't find in scripture where God expects us to keep ourselves and our children at risk of personal injury or death. I have heard of some teaching from scripture that allows for divorce in the case that a spouse "deserts" the other. I believe I read it in a book authored by Pat Robertson. I'm sorry but the book title and referenced scriptures I have forgotten. I think I remember him explaining how a spouse who has completely foresaken the vows of marriage, though he/she may still be physically present, has in fact deserted the marriage. This, of course, may not be at all what he was teaching and may not have any scriptural suppport whatsoever so please don't make a decision based on the "desertion" issue before searching and praying and knowing it's right. |