UnequallyYokedBelieversandnonbeliever'stogether:

WhattheBiblesaysaboutit. IfyouareaChristianisitokaytohangaroundwithnonbeliever's?Ifyouareplanningtoget marriedisitokaytomarrysomeonewhodoesnotbelievethatChristdiedonthecrossforour sins?Whatifyoufindoutafteryouaremarriedthatyourspouseorsignificantotherdoesnot believeinGod?ItisveryimportanttoknowwhattheHolyBiblesaysaboutbeingunequally yoked. WhattheApostlePaulsaid:ICor.6:14 WhenPaulwasspeakingtothechurch'sofCorinthheaddressedthesubjectofbeingunequallly yokedasinbelieversassociatingwithunbelieversPaulnotedthatweasChristiansshouldnot beyoked(tiedtogether)withunbelieversandhepointedoutthemostobviousreasonsthatthere wouldbefornothangingoutwithnonbelieversbecausetherewouldbenocommonground betweenthem,clearlystatingthatgoodandevildonotbelongtogether. Donotbeunequallyyokedwithunbelievers.Forwhatpartnershiphasrighteousnesswith lawlessness?Orwhatfellowshiphaslightwithdarkness?ICor.6:14 TheLordAlmightysaysthereisnoagreementbetweenbelieversandunbelievers WhataccordhasChristwithBelial?Orwhatportiondoesabelieversharewithanunbeliever? WhatagreementhasthetempleofGodwithidols?ForwearethetempleofthelivingGodas Godsaid,Iwillmakemydwellingamongthemandwalkamongthem,andIwillbetheirGod, andtheyshallbemypeople.Thereforegooutfromtheirmidst,andbeseparatefromthem, saystheLord,andtouchnouncleanthingthenIwillwelcomeyou,andIwillbeafathertoyou, andyoushallbesonsanddaughterstome,saystheLordAlmighty.2Cor.6:1418 BewareofpeoplewhopretendtobeChristiansyetdenytheLordspower WatchoutforpeoplewhoappeartobeChristiansthatdonotadmittheLordhaspower.

Havingtheappearanceofgodliness,butdenyingitspower.Avoidsuchpeople.2Tim.3:5 Aboutmarriagebetweenbelieversandnonbelievers WhatPaulsaidaboutmarriagetononbelievers. TotherestIsay(I,nottheLord)thatifanybrotherhasawifewhoisanunbeliever,andshe consentstolivewithhim,heshouldnotdivorceher.Ifanywomanhasahusbandwhoisan unbeliever,andheconsentstolivewithher,sheshouldnotdivorcehim.Fortheunbelieving husbandismadeholybecauseofhiswife,andtheunbelievingwifeismadeholybecauseofher husband.Otherwiseyourchildrenwouldbeunclean,butasitis,theyareholy.Butifthe unbelievingpartnerseparates,letitbeso.Insuchcasesthebrotherorsisterisnotenslaved. Godhascalledyoutopeace.ICor.7:1215ESV Warningnottomarryunbeliever's Youshallnotintermarrywiththem,givingyourdaughterstotheirsonsortakingtheirdaughters foryoursons,fortheywouldturnawayyoursonsfromfollowingme,toserveothergods.Then theangeroftheLordwouldbekindledagainstyou,andhewoulddestroyyouquickly.Deut. 7:34 Becarefulwhileyouaretestifyingtounbelieversthatyoudonotbecomelikethem WhileitisourdutytospreadthewordoftheLordtounbelievers,wemustbeextracarefulnotto imitateordowrongthingsjusttogetingoodwiththemsoyoucantellthemaboutJesus becauseitwon'tworkoneslipandyouwillberighttherewiththem.Wearetotestifybutnot imitateunChristlikebehavior.Wearetoldtostayawayfromthosewhoarelazyanddonot followChrist'sexample. Nowwecommandyou,brothers,inthenameofourLordJesusChrist,thatyoukeepawayfrom anybrotherwhoiswalkinginidlenessandnotinaccordwiththetraditionthatyoureceivedfrom us.2Thessalonians3:6 Wearetoexposeevil

Takenopartintheunfruitfulworksofdarkness,butinsteadexposethem.Eph.5:11ESV Weshouldnotjudgeothers Asfortheonewhoisweakinfaith,welcomehim,butnottoquarreloveropinions.Oneperson believeshemayeatanything,whiletheweakpersoneatsonlyvegetables.Letnottheonewho eatsdespisetheonewhoabstains,andletnottheonewhoabstainspassjudgmentontheone whoeats,forGodhaswelcomedhim.Whoareyoutopassjudgmentontheservantofanother? Itisbeforehisownmasterthathestandsorfalls.Andhewillbeupheld,fortheLordisableto makehimstand.Onepersonesteemsonedayasbetterthananother,whileanotheresteemsall daysalike.Eachoneshouldbefullyconvincedinhisownmind....Romans14:1:23 Howwillyouknowifsomeoneisnotabeliever? Youwillrecognizethembytheirfruitsorinotherwordsbywhattheyareproducingordoing. Youwillrecognizethembytheirfruits.Aregrapesgatheredfromthornbushes,orfigsfrom thistles?So,everyhealthytreebearsgoodfruit,butthediseasedtreebearsbadfruit.Ahealthy treecannotbearbadfruit,norcanadiseasedtreebeargoodfruit.Everytreethatdoesnotbear goodfruitiscutdownandthrownintothefire.Thusyouwillrecognizethembytheirfruits.Matt. 7:16:20 TheLordsaidnottotouchuncleanthingsifweplantobewelcomedbyHim Thereforegooutfromtheirmidst,andbeseparatefromthem,saystheLord,andtouchno uncleanthingthenIwillwelcomeyou,2Cor.6:17ESV Wearetoimitategood AsChristiansweshouldalwaysstrivetobecomemoreChristlike.Ifweimitategoodweare fromGodandwhenweimitateevilwewillnotseeGodorevenbeallowedinHisHolypresence. Beloved,donotimitateevilbutimitategood.WhoeverdoesgoodisfromGodwhoeverdoes evilhasnotseenGod.3John1:11ESV IfwedonotfollowChrist'sexamplewedonothaveGod

EveryonewhogoesonaheadanddoesnotabideintheteachingofChrist,doesnothaveGod. WhoeverabidesintheteachinghasboththeFatherandtheSon.2John1:9ESV

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