Equally Yoked?

[Maddog]

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Cor 6:14
I believe that the primary application of 2 Corinthians 6 is about business type relationships where a person is "on par" with another partner. The idea of a covenantal relationship is addressed in another location and thus it is allowed to have marriage with an unbeliever over which he is the patriarch.
To be sure, being in a covenantal relationship with an unbeliever could be problematic, but what if she is willing to follow?

 

[Transformator Reformator]

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Cor 6:14
I believe that the primary application of 2 Corinthians 6 is about business type relationships where a person is "on par" with another partner. The idea of a covenantal relationship is addressed in another location and thus it is allowed to have marriage with an unbeliever over which he is the patriarch.
To be sure, being in a covenantal relationship with an unbeliever could be problematic, but what if she is willing to follow?

I agree. It is especially makes sense when we look at the passage on instruction when to marry captured virgin after a battle. Are we to assume that she gets converted in a month.

However, there is a difference for women. Women are instructed to marry believers.

 

[Maddog]

some will not convert. That was King Solomons problem. They lead his heart astray and he began to honor then worship others gods. Why would someone follow idols when they had first hand knowledge of the Creator? Two reasons: one was he was outnumbered. Even a King can succumb to being outnumbered by others especially if she played the sex card on him, his obvious vulnerability. Second reason: Idolatry works when it is backed by demonic forces. Do what the idols demand and the demons reward him. So it was a wash religiously. He was a contrast to his dad, King David who, was controlled by his libido with Solomons mom BUT he still followed Yahweh and did not get lead into idolatry.

 

[Maddog]

Now for a follow on question: Can a man be unequally yoked with a BELIEVING woman? Yes, in my not so humble opinion, most definitely YES. examples?

 

[steve]

but what if she is willing to follow?

If she is willing to follow, she will be converted pryor to becoming your wife.

 

[steve]

some will not convert. That was King Solomons problem. They lead his heart astray and he began to honor then worship others gods. Why would someone follow idols when they had first hand knowledge of the Creator? Two reasons: one was he was outnumbered. Even a King can succumb to being outnumbered by others especially if she played the sex card on him, his obvious vulnerability. Second reason: Idolatry works when it is backed by demonic forces. Do what the idols demand and the demons reward him. So it was a wash religiously. He was a contrast to his dad, King David who, was controlled by his libido with Solomons mom BUT he still followed Yahweh and did not get lead into idolatry.

Most of Solomon’s marriages were political in origin.
From heads of provinces sending their prettiest girls to curry his favor, to foreign kings marrying their daughters to him to cement a non-aggression treaty with him. The latter were his downfall. You can’t vet them properly because you don’t have a choice. Rejecting any them wouldn’t be a peacekeeping decision.

 

[frederick]

I believe that the primary application of 2 Corinthians 6 is about business type relationships where a person is "on par" with another partner.

I disagree because the contrasts Paul give are spiritual; righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial, a believer and an unbeliever, the temple of God and idols. These are not business relationships, they are spiritual and have eternal consequences.

 

[frederick]

Even a King can succumb to being outnumbered by others especially if she played the sex card on him,

If she "played the sex card" one of the 999 other wives or concubines would probably be good for a roll in the hay. Actually, there might be a few of those wives who hadn't been in the king's bed chamber for a while that might want to avail themselves of the opportunity. One of the advantages of polygyny, even with only two wives, is the ease with which playing the sex card can be dealt with - and that with minimal difficulty.