Is it possible for a baptized person to live with an unbaptized woman?translated

Reader question:

Is it possible for a baptized person to live with an unbaptized woman?

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Priest's answer:

Priest Victor NIKISHOV

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It is unacceptable for a Christian to live in an unregistered marriage (“cohabitate”) with an unbaptized person, since this is the sin of fornication. If we are talking about a registered marriage, then the approach of the Church is divided depending on when and how this union was concluded.

If the marriage has already been concluded. Here the teaching of the Church is based on the words of the Apostle Paul. In First Corinthians, he writes about a situation where one of the spouses converted to faith after the marriage had been concluded: “An unbelieving husband is sanctified by a believing wife, and an unbelieving wife is sanctified by a believing husband... If an unbelieving husband wants to get a divorce, let him get a divorce; the brother or sister is not related in such cases; The Lord has called us to peace” (1 Cor. 7:14–15). In this case, the Church calls on the believing spouse to maintain peace in the family, set an example of Christian life and pray for the salvation of the other half. However, the apostle also clarifies that if an unbelieving spouse insists on divorce, opposes the faith, or forces sin, then the believer is free from such a marriage and can...