Is it a sin to marry an unbeliever?
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I believe that the scripture teaching on marrying a non-Christian seems very clear. As others have mentioned, 2 Corinthians 14 and 15 instructed not to be unequally yoked or bound together with unbelievers. There really is no alternative, even though this may seem hard. It is vital that the person whom we are closest and most committed share the same basic value system we do. I feel it is imperative to see God's wisdom in this command of Scripture.
That's taking the verse out of context. It is talking about treating someone as an unbeliever, because they don't act like a believer. Simple as that. It has nothing to do with marriage.
Sadly this is a complete misunderstanding of the passage. The principle is don't be yoked with an unbeliever. Friendship is not being yoked together; marriage is (so is business partnership, btw). If you choose to marry an unbeliever, thinking your faith is strong enough to resist temptation, one may ask why it wasn't strong enough to trust God for a believing spouse in the first place.
A while back, one of the local Christian counselors spoke at church. In the midst of some other things, he said that some of the deepest pain he has ever witnessed is experienced by Christians married to unbelievers. Given that he has decades of experience with hundreds if not thousands of couples, I take his perspective quite seriously.
Peter was talking about fellow Christians still alive on earth, not "Christians outside the Church"... that would be an oxymoron.
She never stood a chance 
I'm not advising any Christian that they should marry a militant atheist but sometimes the hard core ones are the closest to breaking down. God really does turn some of the worst people around and open their eyes. I love him for that.
I would think it best to pray for a conversion first if you love that person and maybe consider marriage after they have come to know The Lord. If not, continue to pray even after parting company as you may be the only one interceding for that person.
I'm not advising any Christian that they should marry a militant atheist but sometimes the hard core ones are the closest to breaking down. God really does turn some of the worst people around and open their eyes. I love him for that.
I would think it best to pray for a conversion first if you love that person and maybe consider marriage after they have come to know The Lord. If not, continue to pray even after parting company as you may be the only one interceding for that person.
As far as it depends on you, do not be yoked with unbelievers. That is an order. If you didn't learn this verse yet and married an unbeliever, and your conscience didn't alert you that it was wrong, then for you its not a sin. If you were forced into a marriage against your will then it is not sin for you. But in general, yes it is a sin.
I dont think it is a sin. BUT, you must consider, that if somebody not belongs to Jesus, then he belongs to the devil. Maby this sounds hard. But this is the fact. Spirituell an nonbeliever will not understand the believer. You can not share your deepest thoughts and feelings. The consequences can destroy your life. It can hinder you to follow Jesus.
Many have understood this verse (2 Corinthians 6:14-16) wrongly. When the LORD says in 2Corinthians 6:14 -16 that "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God......."
---- Here the LORD is not talking about getting married to an unbeliever or doing what is right together with unbelievers but HE is telling us (His Children) that we should not be involved or take part in the works of unbelievers. Marriage is not the work of unbelievers but it is the work of GOD. GOD created marriage. HE instituted marriage and marriage is good and so it can never be the work of an unbeliever. These are some of the works of an unbeliever which the LORD is telling us not to yoke together with them. The LORD is telling us to come out of them. They are malice, invention of evil, fornication, homosexuality, lying, transgender, gossiping, stealing, injustice, discrimination, racism, legalizing evil etc These are all works of unbelievers and the LORD warned us not to get yoke together with them or participate in them.
Marriage was instituted by GOD so marriage is good. If a believer got married to an unbeliever that will not still change the truth that marriage is good. The institution(Marriage) remains good no matter who get involve in it whether believer or unbeliever. This is what many haven't understand. For it is written, “For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife (that is the believing wife), and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband ( the believing husband). Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy (1 Corinthians 7:14).” We also see this clearly when Joseph the son of Jacob got married to the daughter of Pharaoh who was an unbeliever and their children Manasseh and Ephraim were holy since their mother who was an unbeliever was consecrated to her husband Joseph who was a believer and GOD’S Son.
For example, there are many Christians who have siblings who are unbelievers and they live together, eat together, play together and do many things together. And also there are many Christians who worked in their work places with unbelievers. They get involve together to do their duties in their work places. But when it comes to marriage to an unbeliever they disagree. And the reason of their disagree is simple lack of knowledge of the Truth-the WORD OD GOD is Truth. Why are they not leaving the unbelievers in their work places and in their homes and family, and go and work or live with believers only? If they are working and living with unbelievers, and disagreeing with the issue of getting marry to an unbeliever, this clearly shows hypocrisy.
The issue about the verse above is that the LORD doesn’t want us to get involve in the evil works of unbelievers not that we should not do what is right with them.
---- Here the LORD is not talking about getting married to an unbeliever or doing what is right together with unbelievers but HE is telling us (His Children) that we should not be involved or take part in the works of unbelievers. Marriage is not the work of unbelievers but it is the work of GOD. GOD created marriage. HE instituted marriage and marriage is good and so it can never be the work of an unbeliever. These are some of the works of an unbeliever which the LORD is telling us not to yoke together with them. The LORD is telling us to come out of them. They are malice, invention of evil, fornication, homosexuality, lying, transgender, gossiping, stealing, injustice, discrimination, racism, legalizing evil etc These are all works of unbelievers and the LORD warned us not to get yoke together with them or participate in them.
Marriage was instituted by GOD so marriage is good. If a believer got married to an unbeliever that will not still change the truth that marriage is good. The institution(Marriage) remains good no matter who get involve in it whether believer or unbeliever. This is what many haven't understand. For it is written, “For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife (that is the believing wife), and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband ( the believing husband). Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy (1 Corinthians 7:14).” We also see this clearly when Joseph the son of Jacob got married to the daughter of Pharaoh who was an unbeliever and their children Manasseh and Ephraim were holy since their mother who was an unbeliever was consecrated to her husband Joseph who was a believer and GOD’S Son.
For example, there are many Christians who have siblings who are unbelievers and they live together, eat together, play together and do many things together. And also there are many Christians who worked in their work places with unbelievers. They get involve together to do their duties in their work places. But when it comes to marriage to an unbeliever they disagree. And the reason of their disagree is simple lack of knowledge of the Truth-the WORD OD GOD is Truth. Why are they not leaving the unbelievers in their work places and in their homes and family, and go and work or live with believers only? If they are working and living with unbelievers, and disagreeing with the issue of getting marry to an unbeliever, this clearly shows hypocrisy.
The issue about the verse above is that the LORD doesn’t want us to get involve in the evil works of unbelievers not that we should not do what is right with them.
Many have understood this verse (2 Corinthians 6:14-16) wrongly. When the LORD says in 2Corinthians 6:14 -16 that "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God......."
---- Here the LORD is not talking about getting married to an unbeliever or doing what is right together with unbelievers but HE is telling us (His Children) that we should not be involved or take part in the works of unbelievers. Marriage is not the work of unbelievers but it is the work of GOD. GOD created marriage. HE instituted marriage and marriage is good and so it can never be the work of an unbeliever. These are some of the works of an unbeliever which the LORD is telling us not to yoke together with them. The LORD is telling us to come out of them. They are malice, invention of evil, fornication, homosexuality, lying, transgender, gossiping, stealing, injustice, discrimination, racism, legalizing evil etc These are all works of unbelievers and the LORD warned us not to get yoke together with them or participate in them.
Marriage was instituted by GOD so marriage is good. If a believer got married to an unbeliever that will not still change the truth that marriage is good. The institution(Marriage) remains good no matter who get involve in it whether believer or unbeliever. This is what many haven't understand. For it is written, “For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife (that is the believing wife), and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband ( the believing husband). Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy (1 Corinthians 7:14).” We also see this clearly when Joseph the son of Jacob got married to the daughter of Pharaoh who was an unbeliever and their children Manasseh and Ephraim were holy since their mother who was an unbeliever was consecrated to her husband Joseph who was a believer and GOD’S Son.
For example, there are many Christians who have siblings who are unbelievers and they live together, eat together, play together and do many things together. And also there are many Christians who worked in their work places with unbelievers. They get involve together to do their duties in their work places. But when it comes to marriage to an unbeliever they disagree. And the reason of their disagree is simple lack of knowledge of the Truth-the WORD OF GOD is Truth. Why are they not leaving the unbelievers in their work places and in their homes and family, and go and work or live with believers only? If they are working and living with unbelievers, and disagreeing with the issue of getting marry to an unbeliever, this clearly shows hypocrisy.
The issue about the verse above is that the LORD doesn’t want us to get involve in the evil works of unbelievers not that we should not do what is right with them.
---- Here the LORD is not talking about getting married to an unbeliever or doing what is right together with unbelievers but HE is telling us (His Children) that we should not be involved or take part in the works of unbelievers. Marriage is not the work of unbelievers but it is the work of GOD. GOD created marriage. HE instituted marriage and marriage is good and so it can never be the work of an unbeliever. These are some of the works of an unbeliever which the LORD is telling us not to yoke together with them. The LORD is telling us to come out of them. They are malice, invention of evil, fornication, homosexuality, lying, transgender, gossiping, stealing, injustice, discrimination, racism, legalizing evil etc These are all works of unbelievers and the LORD warned us not to get yoke together with them or participate in them.
Marriage was instituted by GOD so marriage is good. If a believer got married to an unbeliever that will not still change the truth that marriage is good. The institution(Marriage) remains good no matter who get involve in it whether believer or unbeliever. This is what many haven't understand. For it is written, “For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through his wife (that is the believing wife), and the unbelieving wife is consecrated through her husband ( the believing husband). Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy (1 Corinthians 7:14).” We also see this clearly when Joseph the son of Jacob got married to the daughter of Pharaoh who was an unbeliever and their children Manasseh and Ephraim were holy since their mother who was an unbeliever was consecrated to her husband Joseph who was a believer and GOD’S Son.
For example, there are many Christians who have siblings who are unbelievers and they live together, eat together, play together and do many things together. And also there are many Christians who worked in their work places with unbelievers. They get involve together to do their duties in their work places. But when it comes to marriage to an unbeliever they disagree. And the reason of their disagree is simple lack of knowledge of the Truth-the WORD OF GOD is Truth. Why are they not leaving the unbelievers in their work places and in their homes and family, and go and work or live with believers only? If they are working and living with unbelievers, and disagreeing with the issue of getting marry to an unbeliever, this clearly shows hypocrisy.
The issue about the verse above is that the LORD doesn’t want us to get involve in the evil works of unbelievers not that we should not do what is right with them.
But in the Bible, Christians are inside of one body which is the Christian Church.
it is clear that Christians can marry outsiders from the Church who are already considered brethren by Christians inside the Christian Church like Cornelius before his baptism as a Christian by Peter (he was already a devout good man)
I really do not disagree that Christians must not marry an unbeliever if that unbeliever resists the Christian doctrine like Alexander the copper smith and try you to get out of the Christian faith and worship other gods.
besides even someone inside the Christian Church can be considered unbeliever too as I already posted in Matthew 18.
Marrying only Christians is an act of partiality with other people which God does not do (Romans 2:11 NKJV) A real Christian does not practice partiality.
If you still do not insist marrying an outsider of the Christian then start also practicing not to make friends with outsiders of the Church too.
it is clear that Christians can marry outsiders from the Church who are already considered brethren by Christians inside the Christian Church like Cornelius before his baptism as a Christian by Peter (he was already a devout good man)
I really do not disagree that Christians must not marry an unbeliever if that unbeliever resists the Christian doctrine like Alexander the copper smith and try you to get out of the Christian faith and worship other gods.
besides even someone inside the Christian Church can be considered unbeliever too as I already posted in Matthew 18.
Marrying only Christians is an act of partiality with other people which God does not do (Romans 2:11 NKJV) A real Christian does not practice partiality.
If you still do not insist marrying an outsider of the Christian then start also practicing not to make friends with outsiders of the Church too.
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That's right. Prolly was brought up already, but Hosea married an unfaithful whore by command of God. That's why I don't categorically and without exception label doing that a sin.
It really does come down to what's going on between you and God. But I'm very much of the opinion that very, very few, if any, have a Hosea ministry.
It really does come down to what's going on between you and God. But I'm very much of the opinion that very, very few, if any, have a Hosea ministry.
Yes, it absolutely is.
14Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?16Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,
“I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM;
AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17“Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.
“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;
And I will welcome you. 18“And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.
I'm shocked by the liberal answers I've seen in here.
14Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever?16Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said,
“I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM;
AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17“Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE,” says the Lord.
“AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN;
And I will welcome you. 18“And I will be a father to you,
And you shall be sons and daughters to Me,”
Says the Lord Almighty.
I'm shocked by the liberal answers I've seen in here.