For the
unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving
wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children
would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 1 Corinthians 7:14
Paul
said in 1 Corinthians 7 that the unbelieving wife “has been sanctified” through
the believing husband. Does that mean
she’s saved? No. “Sanctified” means to be set apart for a holy
reason. The marriage to the believing
spouse creates an atmosphere of holiness in the relationship for the couple and
their kids.
The
unbelieving spouse is not saved, but the possibility of salvation is greater
because God has his foot in the door and will work through the one who is the
believer.