What does the Bible say about being unevenly yoked?

When oxen are unequally yoked, they cannot perform the task set before them. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Unbelievers tend to have different worldviews than those of believers.

What does equally yoked mean biblically?

Basically, it means don’t marry someone who isn’t the same religion or who does not share the same religious beliefs. In other sections of the bible, it says the unbelieving spouse becomes a believer by proximity to the believing spouse(1 Corinthians 7:14 and (1 Peter 3:1–6).

What does do not unequally yoked with unbelievers KJV?

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness? Do not come into close association with unbelievers, like oxen yoked with asses.

What it means to be equally yoked?

Being equally yoked, according to the remixed definition for the 2000s and beyond, means sharing the same set of beliefs and values, regardless to whether our mamas and daddies raised us in church or not.

What does it mean when your not equally yoked?

What’s funny is that the phrase “unequally yoked” does not specifically refer to marriage. II Corinthians 6:14 (KJV) says, “Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers. . .” It doesn’t say relationships, it doesn’t say marriage but its implication is that of any relationship with another person.

Why is it important to be equally yoked?

Most Christians believe it’s important to be equally yoked in marriage — meaning both spouses share the same faith, and quite frankly — I agree. Your faith (or lack thereof) determines so much about the way you view the world and move through your life.

What does equally yoked mean?