tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post605691515122572476..comments2023-03-24T01:57:40.264-06:00Comments on doxologies: Q&A: love is blindDavid Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16104555763324197239noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-46391569035995642472010-06-19T19:10:17.273-05:002010-06-19T19:10:17.273-05:00LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! And I love reading ...LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this series! And I love reading the questions and comments. This is a great dialogue.Julianna Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839439024131264442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-55256240476354197452010-06-17T08:56:05.894-05:002010-06-17T08:56:05.894-05:00I think "unequally yoked" refers to any ...I think "unequally yoked" refers to any "close" relationships: best friends, business partners, guardians for your children, etc. This doesn't refer to casual relationships like friendships, neighbors, or co-workers. In fact, we should pursue these connections with all people in order for Christ to shine through us!David Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104555763324197239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-12106029551963791672010-06-17T05:07:00.512-05:002010-06-17T05:07:00.512-05:00Enquiry: if "being unequally yoked" is d...Enquiry: if "being unequally yoked" is disobedience and therefore sin (and you say this verse applies to many other areas of life), could you mention what else this would cover so I can be sure I'm not sinning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-76439200250471183762010-06-16T15:14:35.691-05:002010-06-16T15:14:35.691-05:00Agreed and I am sad for this brother.Agreed and I am sad for this brother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-62454295424116790342010-06-16T11:09:40.623-05:002010-06-16T11:09:40.623-05:00Anonymous,
Thanks for commenting. I also apprecia...Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for commenting. I also appreciate you clarifying that the 2 Corinthians 6:14 passage is not about marriage per se, but marriage is our most intimate experience of being "yoked" with another person. <br /><br />Regarding the question of sin, I would simply respond that all disobedience is sin. Since the text of 2 Corinthians 6:14 is in the imperative--"Do not be unequally yoked..."--it is to be be regarded as a command. The moment we begin to negotiate with these commands [i.e., justify, modify, look for the loopholes], we prove ourselves to be autonomous rebels. We are looking to live by our self-approved standard rather than the uncompromising standard of God. <br /><br />I am sympathetic to the cultural challenege that you mention in your second comment. Still, the scarcity of Christian mates does not alter God's standard. When Abraham entered the Promised Land, he made his servant swear that he would not select a bride for Isaac [Abraham's son] from among the Canaanites [see Genesis 24;1-4]. At this time, the "Jews" numbered a handful....maybe several dozen. But, the yet-to-be-written principle of 2 Corinthians 6:14 still applied. Abraham knew that for his son to be yoked with an unbeliever would require a compromise of one or both value systems. That, in effect, would not be God's design for one-flesh marriage. <br /><br />So the answer [I know it's easy for me to write, from my happily married position]is that it is better to wish to be married but not be than to be married to someone with whom you will never be able to be "one" without compromising your fundamental principles of life. <br /><br />I still appreciate your feedback.David Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104555763324197239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-55031037234455084792010-06-16T05:51:56.257-05:002010-06-16T05:51:56.257-05:00I understand that culture doesn't orchestrate ...I understand that culture doesn't orchestrate biblical truth, but what about a believer who lives in a country where there are very few believers? Those believers have tried to "match-make" in the past, but turns out to be more like a pre-arranged marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-73371740871176424002010-06-16T05:47:54.171-05:002010-06-16T05:47:54.171-05:00Thank you for your exposition of this passage. I a...Thank you for your exposition of this passage. I agree, and it was one of my (Anonymous) arguments to my colleague. I also agree that the "unequally yoked" passage has no direct account of speaking on marriage, but this is the highest form of fellowship; therefore, if we are to grow in Christ, we must be in fellowship with believers, not unbelievers ... and that definitely would cover a covenant relationship like marriage. Question: do you think it would be a 'sin' for a believer to marry an unbeliever? or is it just unwise and s/he must live with those consequences of diminished joy, increased problems, etc?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5063427490779668421.post-4962596725847224172010-06-15T20:56:03.460-05:002010-06-15T20:56:03.460-05:00i love your last few blog posts! Thanks!!i love your last few blog posts! Thanks!!da mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219699537028933021noreply@blogger.com