" Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Well this was last weeks verse but to much was going on and now it is this weeks. Paul here is speaking to the church at Corinth about relationships with unbelievers. The term for yoked used here in the Greek is, heterozugeo. It means to bear a different yoke. It is used when speaking in agriculture terms and trying to put two different animals together in a yoke. It just doesn't work. Try putting a donkey and an ox together and see how far you get. That's the implication here. In relationships whether it be marriage, business, friendships, etc. They will only go so far and never reach the potential that it would if both parties involved were believers. Now that may sound harsh but it really is for our protection. Paul asks to rhetorical questions here right after. One being the example of a righteous and unrighteous man. The other being light with darkness. I will use the light with darkness example because it is simpler and easier to understand. Light and dark. Polar opposites. There is an amazing principle here that maybe you don't normally think about too much. When there is light, darkness can't be seen and is not around. When it's dark, even the faintest of lights can be seen. That's the key. The light will always be seen no matter how dark it gets. Strike a match in a completely dark room. Illumination. What Paul is doing is trying to get people to realize that, when you are a believer with the spirit of God living in you, the dark things of this world should not have place in your life. It just can't be. Wait a minute Bob, are you saying we should shut off all communication and dealings with the world here? No. What I am saying is, if there is more dark then light in your life, maybe you need to take inventory. God knows what's best for us and He put these things in the word for our protection like I said earlier. We may not like hearing them at times, but that doesn't mean they are not true. Trust me, we all have areas that need attention. Seeing that we naturally gravitate towards the darkness due to the sin nature, this is the best advice we can receive. Have a great weekend and think about these things. Ask God to show you areas that need improvement or complete renovations. Be blessed.
Bob.
for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?"
Well this was last weeks verse but to much was going on and now it is this weeks. Paul here is speaking to the church at Corinth about relationships with unbelievers. The term for yoked used here in the Greek is, heterozugeo. It means to bear a different yoke. It is used when speaking in agriculture terms and trying to put two different animals together in a yoke. It just doesn't work. Try putting a donkey and an ox together and see how far you get. That's the implication here. In relationships whether it be marriage, business, friendships, etc. They will only go so far and never reach the potential that it would if both parties involved were believers. Now that may sound harsh but it really is for our protection. Paul asks to rhetorical questions here right after. One being the example of a righteous and unrighteous man. The other being light with darkness. I will use the light with darkness example because it is simpler and easier to understand. Light and dark. Polar opposites. There is an amazing principle here that maybe you don't normally think about too much. When there is light, darkness can't be seen and is not around. When it's dark, even the faintest of lights can be seen. That's the key. The light will always be seen no matter how dark it gets. Strike a match in a completely dark room. Illumination. What Paul is doing is trying to get people to realize that, when you are a believer with the spirit of God living in you, the dark things of this world should not have place in your life. It just can't be. Wait a minute Bob, are you saying we should shut off all communication and dealings with the world here? No. What I am saying is, if there is more dark then light in your life, maybe you need to take inventory. God knows what's best for us and He put these things in the word for our protection like I said earlier. We may not like hearing them at times, but that doesn't mean they are not true. Trust me, we all have areas that need attention. Seeing that we naturally gravitate towards the darkness due to the sin nature, this is the best advice we can receive. Have a great weekend and think about these things. Ask God to show you areas that need improvement or complete renovations. Be blessed.
Bob.
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