Everyone should remain in the state in which he was called.' Was your wife an unbeliever when you were called? Stay together; don't send her away because you think the faith demands it. Were you a slave when called? It doesn't matter; continue on as a slave. Had you not been circumcised when you were called? Stay uncircumcised. Were you already circumcised, when you became a believer? Don't try to remove the marks of your circumcision. That is what 'let everyone lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him'means. None of these circumstances hinder a godly life. Whether you are a slave, or have an unbelieving wife, or are marked with the sign of circumcision, you are called to faith, and that is what matters.
John Chrysostom — On Marriage and Family Life
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