March 8-Start Your Day Right Devotion 2 Corinthians 6:14 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS Paul likely had in mind the Old Testament law of “mixtures” (Deuteronomy 22:10), particularly a regulation against a strong animal (the ox) being joined for plowing with a weaker animal (the donkey) because the result will be ineffective and destructive. Paul uses this as a metaphor, or word picture, for human relationships. In God’s eyes, people are divided into two categories: those who are in Christ – who have a right relationship with Him – and those who are not (2 Corinthians 6:14-16). For this reason, those who know Christ must not be in voluntary close partnership or association with unbelievers because such relationships can compromise and corrupt their relationship with Christ. Paul was likely attempting to discourage the Corinthians from cooperating with the false teachers who had infiltrated the church and gained influence with their persuasive words. But this principle certainly applies to dating, marriage, business partnerships, secret orders (lodges) and close friendships. A Christian’s relationships with unbelievers should center on what is necessary and appropriate for the social or economic purposes of daily life and to show people the way to spiritual salvation and a personal relationship with Christ. But a Christian’s closest and deepest personal relationships should be with other followers of Christ with whom they can relate on a spiritual level. BIBLE STUDY TOOLS I USE
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