Marriage<\/a>, so I have considered what you stated. Your point is based on mixing the term for a covenant bond with the term for slavery to arrive at the wrong conclusion.\u00a0 It is a stretch to make this work in English, but it definitely does not work in Greek.<\/p>\nIn addition, while Paul states that an unbeliever may depart from the marriage, there is no statement in this passage about the Christian being allowed to remarry. The departure would fall under the rules stated in I Corinthians 7:10-11.<\/p>\n
By the way, Paul argues that a marriage to a non-believer is a legitimate marriage. You are calling it a wrongful marriage, which Paul proves is false in I Corinthians 7:12-14.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I guess my question is about “wrongful marriages.” If a Christian is married to an unbeliever\u00a0and the unbeliever\u00a0does not want to stay married to the believing party, it is my understanding that the Christian is to let the unbeliever go and the “bond of marriage” is not binding anymore. 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