Equally yoked
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Might it be an advisory warning against eggheads pairing up with airheads?
2 Corinthians 6:14 asks, "...Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? And I think this help us color what it means to be unequally yoked, since darkness is the absence of light. So, yoking yourself to unbelievers is the definition of being 'unequally yoked.'
It also asked, "For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?" so, it might also help our understanding if we can figure out what the righteous do have in common (and going by the spectrum of theological differences, it wouldn't seem to be close to not much, other than the light).
2 Corinthians 6:14 asks, "...Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? And I think this help us color what it means to be unequally yoked, since darkness is the absence of light. So, yoking yourself to unbelievers is the definition of being 'unequally yoked.'
It also asked, "For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common?" so, it might also help our understanding if we can figure out what the righteous do have in common (and going by the spectrum of theological differences, it wouldn't seem to be close to not much, other than the light).
I think it would be playing it safe to consider those with the humility, and matching attitude to display that, "He is God and I am not" to be those of equal yoke. Especially considering those that reflect the "I am God, He is not" perspective are those in darkness, regardless of any Christian proclamation.
isnt this fellowship though not relationship, which seems to be a bit different.
I can get along with most christian, but it doesnt necessarily mean I would want to marry them (or a non-christian) and it also means that they dont necessarily want to marry me. Marriage being more of an unbreakable yoke dont you think?
Though actually there are some proclaimed christians that I have noticed I cant seem to get along with no matter how hard I try, it seems they rub me the wrong way. So I dont know what that's all about.
Men and women seem so unequal already that its a miracle that they can fellowship or walk together without fighting about it. The male is always going to be somewhat physically stronger than the weaker female right and she is not always going to keep up (appearances, esp after having maybe 1- 7 children) as I noticed a lot of men frequently abandon their children and dont take an active part in raising them
I can get along with most christian, but it doesnt necessarily mean I would want to marry them (or a non-christian) and it also means that they dont necessarily want to marry me. Marriage being more of an unbreakable yoke dont you think?
Though actually there are some proclaimed christians that I have noticed I cant seem to get along with no matter how hard I try, it seems they rub me the wrong way. So I dont know what that's all about.
Men and women seem so unequal already that its a miracle that they can fellowship or walk together without fighting about it. The male is always going to be somewhat physically stronger than the weaker female right and she is not always going to keep up (appearances, esp after having maybe 1- 7 children) as I noticed a lot of men frequently abandon their children and dont take an active part in raising them
A relationship that involves fellowship would be the ideal relationship, I would think. And I suppose that would recommend understanding of our differences. There is an inescapable reality that time is harsher to women than it is to men. Perhaps that evens out the otherwise perceived unequal distribution of beauty toward the women's side. It is stunning, and glorious in its brilliance, like an flower, but that fades so much faster than the sappy and much sturdier pine.
yea maybe they catch up in the middle somewhere.
Oxen are yoked with equal weight distribution I have seen photos of bullocks who used to haul kauri logs in the olden days before tractors were invented. They were immensely strong but they had to work together so closely, they would be same-sex pairs though.
Oxen are yoked with equal weight distribution I have seen photos of bullocks who used to haul kauri logs in the olden days before tractors were invented. They were immensely strong but they had to work together so closely, they would be same-sex pairs though.
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2 Corinthian 6:14
King James Bible
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness
“Unbelievers - I believe this has great significance of the matter at hand.
Nice to meet you lanolin… What a peculiar name.
King James Bible
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness
“Unbelievers - I believe this has great significance of the matter at hand.
Nice to meet you lanolin… What a peculiar name.
No this is how the discerning gos . the holy spirit is resident in the believer so its written, the knowledge of God revealed to the believer through the holy spirit bares witness to every word that's uttered . Hebrews 4:12 English Standard Version (ESV)For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. The standard of measure is the word of God .