What does the bible say about marriage to someone who is not Chrisitian, say Muslim for instance?
2007-05-12 13:52:15 · 21 answers · asked by HappyGoLucki 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2007-05-12 13:54:40 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Corinthians 6:14 declares, “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” While this passage does not specifically mention marriage, it most definitely has implications for marriage. The passage goes on to say, “What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? 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. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you” (2 Corinthians 6:15-17).
The Bible goes on to say, “Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Having any kind of intimate relationship with an unbeliever can quickly and easily turn into something that is a hindrance to your walk with Christ. We are called to evangelize the lost, not be intimate with them. There is nothing wrong with building quality friendships with unbelievers – but that is as far as it should go. If you were dating an unbeliever, what would honestly be your priority, romancing them or winning their soul for Christ? If you were married to an unbeliever, how would the two of you cultivate a spiritual intimacy in your marriage? How could a quality marriage be built if you disagree on the most crucial issue in the universe - the Lord Jesus Christ?
2007-05-12 16:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible gives counsel to all marriages, even those that are "unevenly yoked". Here are some scriptures that gives good counsel to those married.
Hebrews 13:4, Ephesians 5:28-29, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
Those are some, but if you would like more, feel free to contact me!
2007-05-12 16:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 Corinthians 6:14: "Do not be unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? What fellowship has light with darkness?"
This includes marriage
2007-05-12 13:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mike M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Bible, it is written to not be unequally yoked spiritually. That is, what does light have with darkness? If you are a child of the light (Jesus) then you should marry someone likewise.
2007-05-12 14:00:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT BE UNEVENLY YOKED, BUT IF YOU MARRY A UNBELIEVER AND CAN LIVE IN PEACE THAT IS FINE.
1 Cor. 7
12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. 16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
2Cr 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2007-05-12 13:54:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a man rapes a woman who is not already engaged or married, he must pay a fine to her father and marry her. Keep in mind that women were often married by the time they were fourteen.
2007-05-12 13:59:27 · answer #7 · answered by Robin W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In several stories in the old testiment, when the isrealites were at war with different nations God commanded them to kill everything including women and children, for the purpose of not mixing with their gods, idols, culture.
2007-05-12 14:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by manuel c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares what the mythological book says about marriage? I mean after all, it does say something to the effect that a father has the right to force his daughter to marrry someone she does not love.
2007-05-12 14:00:59 · answer #9 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bible doesn't contain laws and rules to how and from who must we marry, like other religion.
If Bible contained such those laws I wouldn't believe in it.
Why don't you read the Bible and find out with yourself.
2007-05-12 14:00:57 · answer #10 · answered by Hammurabi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋