“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?”
(II Corinthians 6:14)
A believer, a Christian, being unequally yoked with an unbeliever is like having an ox and a donkey yoked together. They are of totally different natures. One pulls slowly and methodically. The other prefers a more up-tempo gate. The ox is a “clean” animal, chewing his cud and parting his hoof. The donkey is an unclean animal, does not chew his cud and does not part his hoof.
When God gave the command in Deuteronomy 22:10, “Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass (donkey) together,” He was teaching a lesson on the “unequal yoke” that Paul speaks of in our text. A believer and an unbeliever have different natures. The believer’s Master is the Lord Jesus Christ. The believer walks in the ways of God. He wants to please the Lord with his life. The unbeliever’s master is the devil. Jesus said, “The unbeliever is of his father, the devil, and the lusts of his father he will do.” (John 8:44)
My advice to young Christians is to not marry an unbeliever. If you do you will have trouble with your father-in-law, the devil, for the rest of your life or until your mate changes masters. If a Christian doesn’t date a non-Christian you are not likely to marry a non-Christian.
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