At the very least, it is our culture’s way for a guy and girl to get involved romantically. The next question is: Should Christians approach it that way? There is absolutely no way an unbeliever can even attempt to reach the marriage ideal set out in Ephesians 5, nor can they help the other side with their spiritual walk with God. It is dumping yourself in an “unequally yoked” relationship for sure (2 Cor. The Bible does address situations where there is a Christian married with a non-Christian (1 Peter 3, 1 Corinthians 7), but by no means does that justify knowingly and willingly getting into such a union in the first place. Biblically speaking, this should be a blindingly obvious answer: Yes, it is wrong. If you are a Christian and if you have some measure of choice, you should not marry an unbeliever.
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