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Question Twenty Eight: What do you mean by unclean or unsanctified children?

Answer: Children from broken households are called unclean children. (whether a believer is present or not! 1 Cor 7:14).


“For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise ( i.e. if a believer divorce’s his or her unbelieving spouse) your children are unclean (i.e. the believers presence in a single household doesn’t matter), but now (because you stay together) they (your children) are holy (or sanctified) . 1 Corinthians 7:14


Now, this does not necessarily mean that children from unbroken / unsaved households are truly ‘clean’ obviously, but there is something about the presence of a believing parent - IN A WHOLE HOUSEHOLD - that sanctifies the household against attacks from the evil one (i.e. the households are set apart by the presence of the believing parent who is prayerfully keeping the household intact). This sanctifying role of a believing parent - in a whole household - is one of the main reasons Satan tries to break up homes with one (or more) Christian parents. Satan’s ground is always uncleanness and if he can get the children in an unclean place he will have ground for his attack. (Just pick up the paper and read. What type of children are the ones who are in the most trouble in this world?).

A lot of Christian parents, when their home falls apart (i.e. because an unbeliever leaves) think they are “free” from whatever and that is true in one sense but... WATCH OUT!!! A broken home is still a broken home and attacks can and will come from many directions. (i.e. boys raised by women may have very significant problems and visa versa). Scriptually speaking it’s best to stay married at most all costs when children are involved. The statement “We are only staying together for the children’s sake” is a golden statement that no Christian with an unbelieving - or believing - spouse should be ashamed of. In fact that is a VERY VERY GOOD reason to stay together.


Also, there is something about the presence a believing parent has on the unbelieving SPOUSE that makes the unbeliever sanctified too!!!



“For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband...” 1 Cor 7:14


So - if a marriage is in trouble - the staying together of a believer with an unbeliever has a positive effect on the unbelieving spouse too! So there is hope! (and BTW, which again, intern, has the effect on the children. “ for OTHERWISE your children are unclean” 1 Cor 7:14


This is another reason for Christians to stay together with their unbelieving AND BELIEVING spouse (i.e. I’m staying with my spouse not just for their sake but for my children’s sake). This is most likely the way the system works, and maybe is an incentive by God to keep families together.

As a side note... It’s VERY interesting to note that right after Jesus talks about divorce and remarriage in Mark 10 He makes the statement “Permit the children to come to ME; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” Jesus, who knows everything, knows the score.










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