What similar warnings are found in 2 Corinthians 6:14 about unequal yoking? The Twin Warnings Already in the Verse • “What partnership can righteousness have with wickedness?” – moral incompatibility • “What fellowship can light have with darkness?” – spiritual incompatibility Old-Testament Foundations • Deuteronomy 22:10 – “You shall not plow with an ox and a donkey together.” • Deuteronomy 7:3-4 – “You shall not intermarry with them… they will turn your sons away from following Me.” • Exodus 34:12 – “Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land.” • Psalm 1:1 – “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked.” • Amos 3:3 – “Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?” New-Testament Echoes • 1 Corinthians 5:11 – “Do not even eat with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral…” • 1 Corinthians 15:33 – “Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” • Ephesians 5:7, 11 – “Do not be partakers with them… Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness.” • James 4:4 – “Friendship with the world is hostility toward God.” • 1 John 2:15 – “Do not love the world or anything in the world.” Why These Warnings Matter • Unequal yokes blur the witness of righteousness and light. • Close alliances with unbelief invite compromise of truth. • Separation protects purity, testimony, and wholehearted devotion to Christ. Practical Takeaways • Evaluate partnerships (marriage, business, ministry) by shared faith and values. • Cultivate closest friendships with those who walk in the light. • Keep loving, evangelistic contact with unbelievers—without sharing their yoke. |
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