Good morning Pastor John,
Kevin and I were listening to a tract on Marriage and Divorce (Going to Jesus.com Tracts – Marriage and Divorce). We talked about how the holy Ghost is needed in order to be equally yoked.
He had a question that I wasn’t sure how to answer from 1Corinthians 7:14 below: What makes the children unclean?
“The [pleased-to-dwell-with] unbelieving husband is sanctified by the [believing] wife, and the [pleased-to-dwell-with] unbelieving wife is sanctified by the [believing] husband; otherwise, your children are unclean.”
Is the answer the unbeliever?
Thank you,
Rebekah E.
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Hi, Rebekah.
I don’t know why Paul used that word in reference to children. It may be that he knew the relationship between a believer and a non-believer which produced the child was not in the will of God. Other than that, I can’t think of a reason Paul would have made that statement. After all, Jesus spoke well of little children, even telling his disciples that unless they became as little children, they would never see the kingdom of God (Mt. 18:1–3).
Sorry, but that’s the best I can do with that question. Maybe someone who reads this can provide a better answer.
Pastor John
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