Yoke with unbelievers

Posted by Lotg on September 18, 2004

In Reply to: Yolk with unbelievers posted by R. Berg on September 18, 2004

: : In a recent article I read a line that said: "Some Christians are taught not to 'yoke with unbelievers'...".

: : In a recent discussion with my partner, I told him that I recalled that somewhere in the bible it was (I think) clearly stated that the wedding of a Christian to a non-Christian is not considered to be a marriage in the eyes of God. These are my words and my interpretation. I've tried searching the Bible for something to that effect, then after reading the above article, I started searching for something to the effect of 'yolking with unbelievers'. But I haven't found any of that.

: : Now I assume that 'yolk with unbelievers' is more about sex and/or reproduction, than marriage, seeing yolks have more to do with ovum.

: : Is anyone up with this? Does anyone know where such a reference might be in the Bible?

: I don't happen to know. I'm betting on "yoke," myself. You might try one of the biblical concordances available through Google.

Good point. It occurred to me afterwards that there is that other kind of yoke, eg. as worn by oxen and horses to join them together pulling drays, etc., and that could definitely be a reference to marriage. I'll do some more googling.

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