Equally yoked

I was married to a agnostic who would be irate if I had Christian TV on and who, btw, received Jesus right before his departing. I had many church friends at the time and the difference is while my husband was very humorous but shell-shocked from Viet Nam, I could not discuss anything Christian w/him. Now, in my small groups, there are males and females where we're talking Holy Spirit things. I can look them in the eyes and see the Spiritual connection and it's quite heavenly. Of course, we're still human and esp with politics, it's a challenge to find someone 'eye-to-eye' on everything ie candidates, masks, extremists etc with the other person. But it's fun working it out calmly together.

no need for a lot of shouting and waving of arms. lol

We always hear the warning about being unequally yoked but...is anyone equally yoked and what does that actually look like.
What things do you look for or how do you know when someone is your equal?
Is it just, you partner is also a christian and thats all they need to be, or do they have to be the same age, height. weight, profession, skin colour, eye colour, culture, blood type, GPA, IQ, bank balance, have the same interests, speak the same langauge, wear the exact same brand sneakers or what??

How would you measure spiritual depth?
What about getting on a see-saw?

Or..going to a dance, like people used to. If you could dance with someone without stepping on their toes, that might indicate something?

Go diving together? I don't know.

The word of God

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

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.

hmm so it really is about same brand sneakers then because of Christian walking.

I will look at feet then. So anyone wearing Skechers moonwalkers here? Size Seven. But I also wear other shoes.

What's your take on sandals?

I don’t think the focus in on marriage and personal relationships…

good for summer, or walking on the beach hence SANDals

yea, I thought it was about fellowship too not marriage relationships, which seems inherently unequal to me.

A lot of people refer to it as partnerships instead of relationship. You ALREADY have a relationship with your parents and brothers and sisters because you are RELATED.

How do you measure it though. You go by what version someone's read, or how many times, or the number of verses you've memorised or what.

Not really helping. Lots of Christians read the Bible. Do you just go with the first christian you see?