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In the New Testament are similar prohibitions concerning the mar-
riage of Christians with the ungodly. The Apostle Paul, in his first
letter to the Corinthians, declares: “The wife is bound by the law as
long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty
to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.” Again, in his second
epistle, he writes: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbe-
lievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord
hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an
infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For
ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My
people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,
saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty.
The curse of God rests upon many of the ill-timed, inappropriate
connections that are formed in this age of the world. If the Bible left
these questions in a vague, uncertain light, then the course that many
youth of today are pursuing in their attachments for one another would
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be more excusable. But the requirements of the Bible are not halfway
injunctions; they demand perfect purity of thought, of word, and of
deed. We are grateful to God that His word is a light to the feet, and
that none need mistake the path of duty. The young should make it a
business to consult its pages and heed its counsels, for sad mistakes
are always made in departing from its precepts
God Forbids Believers Marrying Unbelievers—Never should
God’s people venture upon forbidden ground. Marriage between
believers and unbelievers is forbidden by God. But too often the
unconverted heart follows its own desires, and marriages unsanctioned
by God are formed. Because of this many men and women are without
hope and without God in the world. Their noble aspirations are dead;
by a chain of circumstances they are held in Satan’s net. Those who
are ruled by passion and impulse will have a bitter harvest to reap in
this life, and their course may result in the loss of their souls
2
Ibid., 5:363, 364
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3
Fundamentals of Christian Education, 102, 103
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4
Ibid., 500, 501
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