II Corinthians 6:14-16

II Corinthians 6:14-16 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. In Bible times the farmers used two oxen or two horses, or two donkeys to plow with. That gave him twice the pulling power. But often the farmer had two unmatched animals. One was stronger than the other. Or one had longer, more powerful legs than the other. Or one could outlast the other. The stronger animal ended up pulling more than his share of the work load. It wasn’t fair. And so it is with a Christian and an unbeliever. How can they get along? One loves God and the other doesn’t. One wants to give money to missionaries and the other wants to spend money on beer and cigarettes. One wants to go to church and the other wants to go to the lake. Christians do not have much in common with their unsaved acquaintances. They have different likes and dislikes. We have more in common with God than we do with our unsaved neighbors. And that’s the way it should be.