What does the Bible say about non believers?

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The Bible teaches that those who do not believe in Christ remain in spiritual darkness and need the saving grace of the gospel, while Christians are called to love them without sharing in unbelief or false teaching. John 3:16 proclaims God's love and the promise of eternal life to all who believe, while 2 Corinthians 4:4 explains that unbelief is bound up with spiritual blindness. Believers should avoid partnerships that compromise obedience to Christ, as 2 Corinthians 6:14 and 1 Corinthians 15:33 warn, yet they are not commanded to withdraw from ordinary contact with unbelievers (1 Corinthians 5:9-13). In mixed marriages, faithful Christians should remain if possible, seeking their spouse's good (1 Corinthians 7:13-14).

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:14

    Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?

  • 1 Corinthians 15:33

    Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:12-13

    [12] They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul; [13] and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

  • 2 John 1:9-11

    [9] Whoever transgresses and doesn't remain in the teaching of Christ, doesn't have God. He who remains in the teaching, the same has both the Father and the Son. [10] If anyone comes to you, and doesn't bring this teaching, don't receive him into your house, and don't welcome him, [11] for he who welcomes him participates in his evil works.

  • 1 Corinthians 5:9-13

    [9] I wrote to you in my letter to have no company with sexual sinners; [10] yet not at all meaning with the sexual sinners of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world. [11] But as it is, I wrote to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother who is a sexual sinner, or covetous, or an idolater, or a slanderer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. Don't even eat with such a person. [12] For what have I to do with also judging those who are outside? Don't you judge those who are within? [13] But those who are outside, God judges. "Put away the wicked man from among yourselves."

  • 1 Corinthians 7:13-14

    [13] The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband. [14] For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now are they holy.

  • Matthew 7:21-23

    [21] Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. [22] Many will tell me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, didn't we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?' [23] Then I will tell them, 'I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.'

  • 2 Corinthians 4:4

    in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.

  • John 9:30-33

    [30] The man answered them, "How amazing! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes. [31] We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him. [32] Since the world began it has never been heard of that anyone opened the eyes of someone born blind. [33] If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

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