Married to an Unbeliever?

Question: I’ve become a believer but my husband is still an unbeliever. We seem to constantly argue about my new faith, and I’m wondering if it just wouldn’t be better for us to get a divorce. Does God have anything to say about this?

Answer: This is one of the relationship issues about which God speaks most clearly in the Bible. In 1 Corinthians 7 He talks very directly about the circumstance of a believer being married to an unbeliever. You can see the answer to your question yourself straight out of the Bible. Look at what verses 12-15 of that chapter say:

"If a Christian has a wife who is not a Christian, but she wants to stay with him anyway, he must not leave her or divorce her. And if a Christian woman has a husband who isn't a Christian, and he wants her to stay with him, she must not leave him.

For perhaps the husband who isn't a Christian may become a Christian with the help of his Christian wife. And the wife who isn't a Christian may become a Christian with the help of her Christian husband. Otherwise, if the family separates, the children might never come to know the Lord; whereas a united family may, in God's plan, result in the children's salvation.

But if the husband or wife who isn't a Christian is eager to leave, it is permitted. In such cases the Christian husband or wife should not insist that the other stay, for God wants his children to live in peace and harmony." 1 Corinthians 7:12-15 (TLB)

Have A Great Week!

Ian