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I've been thinking all my life (so far) that I'd be able to marry whoever I'd fall in love with (as long as they're a male human being of course..and don't worship satan..) This includes "unbelievers". I came to this conclusion solely because of 1 Corinthians 7 (KJV):
"But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace."
Then (thanks to a thread on here), I came to discover that 2 Corinthians 6 (KJV) tells a completely different passage:
"Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
If it's Not okay to bound with unbelievers, then why did he mention the situation of being Married to one? How come that isn't a reason for divorce if you're Not supposed to even bound together with unbelievers? If anything, it almost seems as if he's saying that if an Unbeliever likes you ("and she/he be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away."), it's okay to stay married to them. This is stated in a sense that the unbeliever is actually married to you already, however, in My opinion, you can't necessarily say that someone just didn't know that their husband/wife is an unbeliever, that's basically common sense to realize that (in my opinion that is).
I'm just lost, it almost seems as if he changed his mind or so about unbelievers. Should I just read the last few things Paul says and just go off that logical basis? It just seems like he changes his mind in between Corinthians and other scriptures. That's my personal opinion.
I'm just curious to know exactly what he means by all of this. For one thing, I'll never have to worry about liking an unbeliever ever again because this is confusing the daylights out of me.
"But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace."
Then (thanks to a thread on here), I came to discover that 2 Corinthians 6 (KJV) tells a completely different passage:
"Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
If it's Not okay to bound with unbelievers, then why did he mention the situation of being Married to one? How come that isn't a reason for divorce if you're Not supposed to even bound together with unbelievers? If anything, it almost seems as if he's saying that if an Unbeliever likes you ("and she/he be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away."), it's okay to stay married to them. This is stated in a sense that the unbeliever is actually married to you already, however, in My opinion, you can't necessarily say that someone just didn't know that their husband/wife is an unbeliever, that's basically common sense to realize that (in my opinion that is).
I'm just lost, it almost seems as if he changed his mind or so about unbelievers. Should I just read the last few things Paul says and just go off that logical basis? It just seems like he changes his mind in between Corinthians and other scriptures. That's my personal opinion.
I'm just curious to know exactly what he means by all of this. For one thing, I'll never have to worry about liking an unbeliever ever again because this is confusing the daylights out of me.
