To the rest
I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer
and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a
woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her,
she must not divorce him. 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.
But if the
unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such
circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. How do you
know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband,
whether you will save your wife? 1 Corinthians 7:12-16
Yes,
absolutely. Not believing in God is not
a reason for divorce. That spouse has
access to the other spouse’s heart and can show Jesus in their life. As long as the spouse is willing to stay
married, then stay married. Walking away
from the marriage will show hate and judgment to the unbelieving spouse who
would then start resenting God. The best
way for the unbelieving spouse to experience Jesus would be through the
believing spouse showing love and grace.
The
Bible allows divorce only if the unbeliever leaves.