Amor e Crenças: Podem os Cristãos Casar-se com Sucesso com Não-Crentes?”

What does the Bible say about marrying non-believers? The Bible speaks clearly on this matter, though with pastoral sensitivity we must apply its wisdom to our modern context. The apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 6:14, “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.” This agricultural metaphor evokes two oxen bound together, pulling in harmony. Paul’s concern is that believers and non-believers fundamentally move in different spiritual directions.(Cloud & Townsend, 2009) The Old Testament also repeatedly warned the Israelites not to…