“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
The revelation to Paul, “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 an unbeliever, the spouses should remain together, for the righteous faith of a believer makes the marriage holy. Apparently, because of their desire to serve Christ, some believing Corinthians who had pagan spouses thought it best to divorce them and find believing spouses. Paul corrects that error and affirms the marriage covenant. In the old covenant, the entire family came into covenant with God. Therefore, the children of even one believing parent are set apart for God. God never forces or intimidates anyone to believe in Him. God fully respects the free will He has given to all humans. Let the faith of the believing spouse make the difference and bring the soul to Christ. Amen!
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