Not the Lord; he had not given specific directions about the case which follows, and Paul, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, proceeded to do it.

Believeth not; believeth not the gospel. It is evident that some of the Corinthians had scruples about the lawfulness of living in the marriage relation with an unbeliever, and that this was one of the points on which they had asked Paul's advice. The obligations, rights, and privileges of marriage continue through life, notwithstanding any changes in religious character which may take place in either of the parties; and married persons, wherever it be practicable consistently with duty, should live together, for the purpose of promoting each other's highest temporal and eternal good.

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