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speratus said:
The situation described by ELECT appears to be a betrothed couple where the wedding has not yet taken place, "He is committed to my sister and his child but they are not yet married."

If you agreed with Paul, you would not suggest that a betrothed Christian should break an engagement to a non-Christian in clear violation of scripture. . . . etc., etc., ad nauseam
You are assuming that "committed" is synonymous with betrothal, which has not been established. One could rightly take ELECT's statement to mean that the man has feelings for his sister and accepts responsibility for the pregnancy and the welfare of the woman.

Secondly, you still are maintaining that if a Christian oaths to do that which is sinful, they are under divine and irreversible obligation to follow through with whatever it was they vowed. This is clearly indefensible biblically. All men, but particularly professing Christians are to repent of all sin which includes any intent to commit sin. (cf. Matt 5:27ff) Vowing betrothal to marry a non-Christian is without question a sin and must be repented of. (2Cor 6:14ff) Unless you can supply biblical evidence to the contrary, you are therefore espousing error of which you must repent.

In His grace,

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