Religiously Mixed Marriages
Is It
Biblical?
Does
the Bible prohibit religiously mixed
marriages?
Often, a religiously mixed marriage will consist of a
born-again believer yoked with a religious unbeliever.
Does the Bible discourage this type of union?
In 2
Corinthians, the apostle Paul wrote that a Christian is
not to be yoked or joined together with an unbeliever.
In support of this statement, he asks the question, "...for
what fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness?"
(2
Corinthians 6:14-15).
The answer is distinctly clear that a believer and an
un-believer have nothing of deep spiritual importance in
common with each other. Note the biblical contrast of
the believer verses the unbeliever as portrayed in
scripture:
When a
believer is attracted to a un-believer to the point of
marriage, the Christian is either ignorant as to the
contrast or will just simply ignore it. When God
permits a Christian to marry an un-believer... He will
use the un-believer to chastise the Christian with the
express purpose of bringing spiritual growth for the
Believer and redemption of the unbeliever. Inevitably,
the contrast between a Christian and un-believer in
marriage will come to a head.
Once
the Christian and un-believer are bound in marriage, it
is God's will for that marriage to remain until death do
them part (1 Corinthians 7:27a). God will never prescribe
a
divorce. It then becomes necessary for the Christian
to realize their need to seek God's help in bringing the
un-believing spouse to faith in Christ Jesus. This can
only be realized by growing in the grace of God.
There
is nothing more attractive or needed in winning an
un-believing spouse to Christ than a Christian who is
perpetually influenced by the grace of God (1
Peter 3:1,7).
Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger
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