“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.”
1 Corinthians 7:14 KJV
For the unbelieving husband has been made holy by his believing wife. And the unbelieving wife has been made holy by her believing husband by virtue of his or her sacred union to a believer. Otherwise, the children from this union would be unclean, but in fact, they are holy. By implication, Paul is making the point that in marriages where one is a believer and one is an unbeliever, the spouses should remain together, for the righteous faith of a believer makes the marriage holy. In the Corinthian church believers who had pagan spouses thought to divorce them and find a believing spouse, in order to serve Christ. Paul corrects that error and affirms the marriage covenant. As in the old covenant, the entire family is in covenant with God. Therefore, the children of even one believing parent are set apart for God. The Blood of Jesus has been shed for all humanity. Amen!
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