Marriage Between Believers And Unbelievers Is it Possible

Marriage Between Believers And Unbelievers Is it Possible 

" For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband, else were your children unclean, but now are they holy ." 1Corinhians  7:14

A believer cannot strictly settle down with an unbelievable unless, they were married before he or she became a believer .A believing  Christian can be successful in marriage by marrying a fellow believer. Every believer who is yet to be married must decisively marry a believing brother or sister in Christ .This is because their influence in each others lives can effect their religious faith positively  ( if he or she is a believer ) or negatively  (if he or she is an unbeliever .

The opening scripture is stating a condition when one of the couple become born 

again after the marriage. In this case they are already married before becoming Christians, and the Christian has the grace that sanctifies the unbelieving spouse, so that their children could be holy in the sight of God. There are also conditions of the marriage when the unbeliever ( especially the man ) tells the wife to choose him and deny his Christian faith or else they would divorce. 

To this unfavourable condition of marriage to an unbeliever Paul said, " But  if the unbelieving departs ,let him depart .A brother or sister is not in bondage  in such cases : but  God has called us to peace. " 1CORINHIANS 7:15 A condition of divorce is warranted in this situation because the unbeliever opted to leave the marriage, more so because of  the religious faith of the Christian brother or sister. 

However, there is also a situation where the unbeliever still wishes to maintain the marriage although the spouse is born again. In this case we see that the religious life style of their spouse does not offend him or her in any way. Such unbelieving husbands or wives might be saved some day through their spouses. "For what knowest thou ,oh wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband ? Or how knowest  thou oh man ,whether thou shalt save thy wife? " 1 Corinthians  7:16

A believer should not deliberately marry an unbeliever  or some one from another religious Back ground , . Because this may have an adverse effect on his or her faith. It is also bound to bring strife in the marriage as religious matters may be so controversial and confusing. But when the two are of the same religious faith, they strictly agree to serve God together, when both are Christians.