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To keep this more concise, I'll clarify at the beginning that I reject 2Co 6:14 (unequal yoking) as a prohibition against inter-religious marriage; read that chapter for context.
However, it seems clear that 1Co 7:39 forbids marriage between a believer and an unbeliever.
But then what about Hosea? Okay, that was an exception to the rule; he was directly commanded to do otherwise. It's not to be taken as a generalization; we can't fairly assume that it's okay for us also to marry unbelievers.
Esther, then. She wasn't commanded by God to marry a hostile man who was about to murder the Jews. Was her marriage sinful? Her actions are celebrated; a book in the Bible is named after her.
So, perhaps 1Co 7:39 is only about what a person ought to do, in light of the present distress?
Thoughts?
P.S. I don't want your opinion or preference. Explain why you believe what you do.
However, it seems clear that 1Co 7:39 forbids marriage between a believer and an unbeliever.
But then what about Hosea? Okay, that was an exception to the rule; he was directly commanded to do otherwise. It's not to be taken as a generalization; we can't fairly assume that it's okay for us also to marry unbelievers.
Esther, then. She wasn't commanded by God to marry a hostile man who was about to murder the Jews. Was her marriage sinful? Her actions are celebrated; a book in the Bible is named after her.
So, perhaps 1Co 7:39 is only about what a person ought to do, in light of the present distress?
Thoughts?
P.S. I don't want your opinion or preference. Explain why you believe what you do.
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