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WhiteFeather

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God warns us to not be yoked to unbelievers, or with any of Satan's forces.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unright*eousness? and what communion hath light with
darkness? 2 Cor. 6:14

Righteousness in this passage is Strong's #2086. het-er-od-zoog-eh '-0; to yoke up differently, i.e. (fig.) to associate discordantly: -unequally yoke together with.

For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. Jer. 2:20

Many promised to be faithful to God, but proved to be . unfaithful. In Scripture we find man being brought into bondage by mere men acting as agents for Satan.

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: Gal. 2:4-5

These men were merely masquerading, as Christian brothers and as leaders. Their goal, was not liberty but bondage for the people of God. They attempted to impose their will upon the group to bring the group into subjection to their false doctrines. The Scriptural remedy and answer: To resist with the Truth!
All soul-ties and all demonic problems are rooted in untruths or lies spawned by the father of lies or by his agents, such as is seen in the above passage by false or lying brethren. We must especially avoid the demonic stronghold of "believing a lie about God."
Believers should exercise great caution before opening their trusting hearts to another believer who forcefully
attempt to impose either his/her ways, or the traditions of men, including, superstition, and public pressure, opinions of man.

But now, after that ye have known God...how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. Gal. 4:9-10

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, [one, (Satan) or his agents]. Eph.6:16
 

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I'm not really sure what your point was with the OP, but IMO the greatest bondage foisted on the Body of Christ these days is the spirit of religiousity and man centered "works" doctrines.

But no worries, God is faithful and the gates of Hell will not prevail against His Church.

Grace and Peace,
Asaph
 
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A soul-tie is a cleaving together, a relationship whereby two souls are joined or knitted together, and in a sense become as one.

In the Scripture, "cleave" means to be "knit together," "bound up," or to "cleave together." Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Dictionary defines "cleave," #1692: dabaq, daw-bak'; as "a prim. root; prop. 'to impinge,' i.e. 'cling' or 'adhere'; fig. 'to catch by pursuit':- 'abide, fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard, after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.'"

Thus, to be linked to another person by means of a soul-tie, is to cling or be closely attached to that person, as if stuck or glued to them, or perhaps to be lovingly devoted.
A soul-tie is a means whereby a person is brought into a relationship and becomes one (one flesh, one-mind and/or one-soul) with another human being. Some refer to this phenomenon, as is done in the field of psychology as "mind control," "mind-links" or "soul-links," but we will continue to use the terms "godly" and "ungodly" soul-ties to describe and distinguish between those which are godly and beneficial and those which are detrimental to the well being of the ones so united.

The word tie is defined by Webster as meaning "to attach, bind, fasten; a bond of kinship or affection, as to unite in marriage," but it also carries another connotation: "to restrain from independence or freedom of action or choice: constrain by, or as if by authority, influence, agreement or obligation". The individual being so controlled feels obliged, and as if his independence must be sacrific1 due to the influence or authority of the other party, who is controlling. An extreme example of this negative kind' soul-tie may be seen in many of those individuals: Germany during WWII, who were coerced to do things against their nature, due to the influence of Hitler, and Nazi peer pressure.

How Is it That Soul-Ties Exist?'
They exist, because God wanted close godly bonds, " soul-ties, between His people. Soul-ties are God-design and were intended for man's best interests. We can see that soul-ties were in God's plan from the very beginning. God chose to begin His earthly work with an exclusive, walking talking relationship with His son, Adam.

There should be a two-way flow of love between the linked parties; love should flow in both directions in a healthy, Godly soul-tie.

Three Main Categories of Negative Soul-Ties

There can be intellectual or "platonic" soul-ties of the mind, such as those formed between student and teacher, or disciple and mentor. These would normally be
neutral, unless the one who has voluntarily placed himself "under the other's tutelage" begins to be unable to assert his own will. Platonic ties are often dissolved and outgrown, when the teacher-student role is completed, or may fairly easily be broken once recognized. However, these relationships can progress from that of simple student-teacher, to dependence and bondage to the teacher and even into idolatry. Such relationships usually begin based upon shared ideas, beliefs, concepts, understandings or goals.

Soul-ties which exist on an emotional level are based on emotional attachments such as common feelings of hatred, fear, love, as the soul-ties between husband and wife or parent and child. When imbalanced, these become distorted or perverted.
Erotic,- or physical love attachments are soul-ties formed by sin. Bonds are formed in sinful sexual encounters such as rape, molestation, incest. Any kind of illicit sex, adulterer and adulteress, harlot, form ties between the participating parties.

Soul-ties do not usually form over night, (except in the case of soul-ties based upon commission of sin, as that with the harlot). Usually they are formed over a period of time, as a result of numerous decisions to submit to another person. There is a Jewish tradition that Jacob illustrated the power of unity to his sons by taking twelve sticks (one for each of his sons) and tying them in a bundle. He then asked each of his sons to attempt to break the bundle. None was able. Afterwards he removed the individual sticks and gave each to a son who could easily snap it.

Jesus Was the Only Man Who Ever Lived in a Sinless Body and Who Possessed an Undamaged SouL

Jesus led a happy, spiritually successful life because He knew the following truths, which He also taught:

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. Mark 8:35

...the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. John 14:30

All human soul-ties must be counterbalanced by a love for Jesus.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Mat. 10:34-37

Jesus, obviously, is not speaking in this passage of a man actually hating his father, for that contradicts the sense of the overall teachings of Jesus. He is teaching that relatively, a man's love for Jesus must be so much greater than that for his own father, as to make the natural love seem as hate. He also warns that love for Jesus and the seeking of His kingdom will often prove to be divisive and may be misunderstood by men.

The way we avoid loving man too much, or becoming too attached (bound) to any man, is by loving Jesus more. Also, we have seen the necessity of walking in truth. To make any compromise with truth is dangerous. There is no such thing as a "little" or "white" lie. It is still a lie, big or small, and thus is a denial of the truth. Any relinquishment to something less than the truth is to identify oneself with untruth, and is tantamount to identifying with Satan and his kingdom, for Jesus identified Himself as, the Truth:

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6
:amen:
 
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