The Bible commands Christians to love everyone, including unbelievers, as we are called to be "salt and light," reflecting God's love, even loving enemies (Matthew 5:44) and neighbors (Luke 10:25-37). However, it also warns against being "unequally yoked" with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) in significant partnerships like marriage, meaning believers should maintain distinct godly values and not compromise their faith or walk with Christ, while still showing kindness and sharing God's love through actions.
God's Electing Love
And Matthew 5:44–45 says, “Love your enemies . . . so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and the good.” So there are numerous places where God's universal love is spoken of, so it is not wrong to say to people, “God loves you.”
Christians are commanded not to be in any kind of close relationship with unbelievers:This prohibition is most succinctly expressed in 2 Corinthians 6:14 - ``Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers''. The imagery used here is of two incompatible animals being put together under the same yoke.
Yet in John 12:47, Jesus says that he won't judge the unbelievers, and that he came to save them.
The Bible teaches that Jesus Christ's passion, death, and resurrection are the basis of salvation for those in heaven. It doesn't necessarily require explicit faith in Jesus before death. God's judgment on individual souls, believers or not, is ultimately God's to decide.
God proved His love by saving us when we were undeserving. He certainly isn't going to abandon you and I now. For clarity, God isn't punishing unbelievers either– but unless they repent and receive Jesus as their Savior, they will one day be eternally separated from the love of God.
If you put your faith in Jesus you can be “100%” sure you are of going to heaven someday, not because you said a prayer, but because you put your faith in Jesus! Now share that good news with everyone you can!
Yes God can use unbelievers to bless His people. A few scriptural examples are Cyrus and Artaxerxes in the OT.
Unbelievers will be judged regarding their sins. Their sin debt is still there before God, and without Christ, it will result in their damnation. Believers will not be judged for their sins. Our sins were judged on the tree, in Christ's own body, and paid for in full.
John 3:36: “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
Yes. Romans 5:8 proves it. He died for sinners out of love.
God doesn't call us to live in fear, so don't be afraid of building friendships with “unbelievers.” Yes, you're wise to consider how close you choose to become with people who don't follow Jesus Christ.
The most common bible verse that addresses whether Christians can date nonbelievers or non-Christians is from 2 Corinthians 6:14-15. This verse is where the term “unequally yoked” comes from, and in the ESV translation, it modifies it slightly to say “do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”
Christians need a believing spouse. So, you can cultivate a friendship and pray that the Lord would bring the non-believer you're interested in to faith in Christ. But don't begin a romantic relationship if this person doesn't share your faith.
While we're clearly called to love, serve, and work with non-believers, Paul says not to be “unequally yoked” with them. What does it mean to be unequally yoked? The answer lies in the contrast to being yoked with Jesus, who says, “Take my yoke upon you.” (Matthew 11:29).
He loves us in spite of who we are and what we have done. God's love for the non-believer is the same. He does not love them because they will respond – He loves them in spite of their response. That is what makes His love so amazing and so great!
The Bible teaches us that God blesses both believers and nonbelievers in various ways. We are all sinners who fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God... No one does good, not even one” (Romans 3:10-12).
No. Jesus didn't teach against judging. He taught against a specific kind of judging. The type of judging he spoke against was a blind, ignorant, hypocritical, self-righteous judging that overlooks one's own faults, failures and sins and only sees faults, failures and sins in other people.
Elon said God is the creator: pretty clear he believes in God as the creator.
Many religious groups and some states punish apostates; this may be the official policy of a particular religious group or it may simply be the voluntary action of its members. Such punishments may include shunning, excommunication, verbal abuse, physical violence, or even execution.
ESV Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
Church teaching says nothing about the time of 3 a.m. However, in popular culture it has become known as the “devil's hour.” This is because Gospel tradition reports that Jesus died at 3 p.m., and so—because the devil likes to mock God—the inverse hour of 3 a.m. is considered the time the devil chooses to manifest most ...
With this declaration, Alma identified for Corianton the three most abominable sins in the sight of God: (1) denying the Holy Ghost, (2) shedding innocent blood, and (3) committing sexual sin. Adultery was third to murder and the sin against the Holy Ghost as abominable sins.
Yes, we can presume that your husband will still know you and love you. Jesus, however, cautions against thinking of heaven too literally. He said, “At the resurrection they [people in heaven] neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven ” (Mt 22:30).