I guess in my mind we would have to come up with a hypothetical situation. Because Elect's sister has gotten pregnant out of wedlock she obviously had an adulterous relationship with this man. He is also a man who is not a Christian, or even professes to be one. I would have to question her profession altogether. So answering your question cannot really speak to this situation I think.

Say.. IF there were a christian woman who is engaged to a non christian man, and she realizes that this would be a mistake, she should break it off. It would be a sin to marry him knowing that she belongs to God, and he does not.

I am not as good anymore about remembering addresses of verses, but in regards to keeping promises the bible does not say to keep a promise to commit sin, or do something wrong. It says we should keep a promise or commitment even if it is going to be very inconvenient, or to our own "hurt." It also says in Proverbs that if you, for instance, cosign, or are "surety" for someone, to go and beg them to let you out of it. Cosigning is unwise. So I don't see a problem with breaking an engagement.

One other point is in Ezra. When the people were told that they were in sin because they had married to and had children by the women of the land and not their own people, they repented. I don't think God commanded them to do this, but they divorced all these women and left the situation. I guess that's a whole 'nuther can of worms though.

Anyway.. that's it. it's early <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/coffee2.gif" alt="" /> it's early, and I need to go wake up a little more LOL.

Michele