Expert: Pastor Don Carpenter - 11/23/2009

Question
dear sir,
i m Adriana 19 years old.i have a boyfriend who is non-christian(Muslim).but he is a spiritual boy and respects my religion as well.he cares for me and have never gone beyond a French kiss with me.and now he has gone to another city for further studies.we both are serious about each other and wants to get married when times come(6-7 years).i want him to be Christian as well and i have been praying for it too.its just a 5% chance that my parents would accept him as my husband if he stays Muslim.i have already told him that i wont go against my parents.but sir still i love him a lot and so does he
is it Okay to keep relationship with him?

Answer
Hi Adriana,

Thank you for this great question.  I am glad that this boy is a nice boy... and spiritual, but if you are a born again Christian and he is not, the Bible clearly forbids you to marry him.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said,  I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
The King James Version, (Cambridge: Cambridge) 1769.

I think the other thing to consider is that Muslim folks rarely marry outside their faith either.

I hope that this helps you.

In Christ
Pastor Don