Well, maybe. If one person goes to church and the only person does not go to church can they still be equally yoked? Both people have to be Christians. Being equally yoked does not apply to sinners. Reading the bible together does not make you equally yoked but we are getting warmer! Being in love does not mean that you are equally yoked. Being married does not mean that you are equally yoked.
Having a great friendship does not mean that you are equally yoked. Having things in common does not mean that you are equally yoked. If you are not equally yoked can you still get married? We just talked about that, the bible says NO!
Pay attention. If you determine while married that you are not equally yoked can you get a divorce? I will explain why later. Maybe, maybe not. Can you not be in love with someone and still be equally yoked to them? Can you be equally yoked to two people at the same time? Most of the singles I work with think the term equally yoked means the two partners are equal. They look at things like similarities in income levels, education, personal or spiritual growth, fitness, and other lifestyle qualities.
I want to be equally yoked. I want to help you avoid this mistake, so grab your Bibles and turn with me to an equally yoked Bible verse, 2 Corinthians And what communion hath light with darkness? Paul says to not be unequally yoked.
The word choice is important! He was talking about something different entirely. Back in the Bible days, farmers yoked animals together to plow fields and carry heavy loads. They were taught not to connect a donkey with a horse, or a cattle with an ox. Those animals would be unequally yoked because they differed in size, strength, purpose, and ability.
Farmers would have a big mess on their hands! You could remind him of certain scriptures that might resonate with him and talk him through what God has blessed him with and what He has done for him.
May God bless you and your family. Remember that God loves you! I have recently been contemplating about this very thing. Which direction to go with a big decision to make…..
After reading this.. Thank you for sharing this post! It has been helpful in giving an idea of what equally yoked looks like. But what if two people are both Christians but are different denominations? What if one is Baptist and the other is Muslim or Catholic?
Can different denominations marry under Christianity? When a man and woman are married, they are one flesh. I think that what my mother means is that a relationship can not work if the two do not share the same beliefs and denominations. Im on an unebenlly yoked marraige of 22 yrs and let me tell you your example is spot on it is like were traveling in different directions. My husband is a believer but we were.
Hes more old southern baptist and im more church of God or bapticostal as i call it. We dont think the same or have the same out looks about several things in life and it has made our marriage extremely hard.
If we both werent so stubborn we would have gotten divorced years ago but it is the inevitable outcome for our future. God bless Andrea. Your email address will not be published. The Girls Night podcast will help you take big steps towards your most beautiful love story, your truest self, girlfriends who have your back, and the God who adores you.
Something Else. Share post. Faithful Counseling. One more thing I wanted to share with you. She is figuring out what the lowest level of spiritual connection a man must have with God in order for her to be in a relationship with that man.
I have traveled the country talking to Christians and unbelievers about relationships and marriage. I have disappointing news about my travels. Marriage is just as difficult for Christians as it is for unbelievers — How is this possible? I get the same relationship questions from people who hear me being interviewed on HOT 97 in New York as I get from the people who hear me on gospel radio in Chicago. I get the same relationship questions from people I talk to at one of my book signings at a night club in Atlanta as I do at singles ministry at a church in Dallas.
Again, I ask, how is it possible for marriage to be just as difficult for Christians as it is for unbelievers? God says that marriage is a mystery but the bible does give us the direction necessary to build the foundation needed to place our marriage on.
Man, she was created from you for you. God left Adam in charge, woman!!! There is no greater title for a man to have. Not president, not rapper, not actor, not football player, not doctor, not attorney, etc. Look it up. President Obama is Presidential with or without Michelle but I promise you that he would not be the President without her. Shoot I need my wife too!
Hey Boo! Could be Momma, could be Sister, the serpent could be your best friend that wants your husband. Christians are either not following these directions or they are following the directions of the unbelievers. Unbelievers have no guide, instruction or direction to follow in terms of how to be successful at marriage. Two Christians that are married should never get a divorce because we should be constantly and consistently trying to grow closer to God.
If the husband and wife are both trying to grow closer to God, then the only place that they can meet at is at God.
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