Is it a SIN to be unequally yoked to unbelievers?

[cmjohnson1613]

Oh? I think he does. He speaks of fellowship with those who are unrighteous or lawless, of communion with darkness, of being in accord with those who are of the devil (which is the condition of all who are unsaved). It seems to me he has been quite clear what he means by "unequally yoked."

Well, I don't know which scholars you're thinking of, but among the ones with which I'm familiar there is no such debate.

You know, Paul's command is not given to make your life unhappy or unnecessarily difficult. It is given in an effort to protect you and put you in a circumstance in which you can experience most fully and benefit most thoroughly from God's blessings. God is not trying to ruin your life when he tells you to be separate from unbelievers.

Selah.

Exactly!!!

 

[TheyCallMeDave]

I'm currently being rebuked for being" my own god" and in "blatant, unrepentant sin" for dating an agnostic theist.

For background, I became a Christian 4 years into the relationship. We are not living together nor sinning sexually. He has been extremely supportive of me and my growing in faith.

Most of my friends, family, and coworkers are not Christian. I have close friends who are agnostics, atheists, and new agers.

I feel like the passage used does not specifically allude to marriage, so I feel that my brothers and sisters in Christ should be treating all of my relationships as sinning if they use this passage to back up their stance. I don't want to just "get out of trouble" and proof text my way out of an uncomfortable position, but I am genuinely confused. I do not think this issue is so cut and dry as people seem to make it.

I understand that interfaith situations are difficult and painful, but does that mean I'm in SIN?

If you have become a genuine Christian who wants to live for God and who gets their ultimate truth from the Bible, then, you have to be obedient to Gods Word . And that passage doesnt just mean marriage, but an intimate kind of relationship whether it be a Business connection or Personal connection ; we can be good friends with Unbelievers and in fact its vital we do. But when it comes to sharing our Soul and with romantic desires , we need to set that apart for the Family of Christ only . What occurs when we mix a genuine Christian with the standards of an Unbeliever who get their ideologies from the world, is, we start to dissend toward the wordly ideologies and our flesh ; and, we certainly must protect what we have in Christ above all.

So, if some adjustments are required , then do so out of love for Christ and God will honor and bless that decision . Regards.

 

[Clay Vessel]

Originally Posted by aiki

Oh? I think he does. He speaks of fellowship with those who are unrighteous or lawless, of communion with darkness, of being in accord with those who are of the devil (which is the condition of all who are unsaved). It seems to me he has been quite clear what he means by "unequally yoked."

Well, I don't know which scholars you're thinking of, but among the ones with which I'm familiar there is no such debate.

You know, Paul's command is not given to make your life unhappy or unnecessarily difficult. It is given in an effort to protect you and put you in a circumstance in which you can experience most fully and benefit most thoroughly from God's blessings. God is not trying to ruin your life when he tells you to be separate from unbelievers.

Selah.
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Amen!

 

[Spunkn]

She became a Christian 4 years into the relationship, it's not as black and white as it first seems. These decisions are easy for us to read here on the board and say "do this", but in reality, those decisions are much harder to make when it's -you- going through them.

Not disagreeing with the advice being given, but we still need to have a little understanding and look at it from their perspective.

 

[Clay Vessel]

I can see that.

 

[aiki]

She became a Christian 4 years into the relationship, it's not as black and white as it first seems. These decisions are easy for us to read here on the board and say "do this", but in reality, those decisions are much harder to make when it's -you- going through them.

Not disagreeing with the advice being given, but we still need to have a little understanding and look at it from their perspective.

I am very sympathetic to the complications she faces in obeying God's command. Sin always costs us more than we wanted to pay and takes us farther than we wanted to go. Getting out of the mire of sin can feel quite impossible (I speak from personal experience)! But not with God. He can reveal a way out of each "pickle" our sin puts us in. I'm sure He can and will do so for Mochi if she obeys His command not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers.

Selah.