Author	Thread: To be EQUALLY YOKED?!
Admin	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 24 Feb, 2012 07:34 PM Now I know that to be unequally yoked means a believer with a non believer. With that being said....can it also mean that a new believer and a spiritually mature believer are unequally yoked? How about age, attractiveness, etc? Just want to see what others think. Thanks! :) Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 24 Feb, 2012 10:41 PM I think the importance behind being equally yoked is that you influence each other. If you're yoked with a non-believer, they might eventually come to the faith, but just as likely, you could be removed from yours. As for someone strong in the faith being with someone of a newer or weaker faith . . . It would be unequal yoking, but not in as dangerous a way (sometimes). Is the person falling away? Stagnant? Actively yearning for more? Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 25 Feb, 2012 01:09 AM un (cf. O.S. ant-, O.N. and-, Du. ont-, O.H.G. ant-, Ger. ant-, Goth. and- "against"), from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" equal late 14c., from L. aequalis "uniform, identical, equal," from aequus "level, even, just," of unknown origin. Parallel formation egal (from O.Fr. egal) was in use late 14c.-17c. yoke O.E. geoc "yoke," earlier geoht "pair of draft animals," from P.Gmc. *yukam (cf. O.S. juk, O.N. ok, Dan. aag, M.Du. joc, Du. juk, O.H.G. joh, Ger. joch, Goth. juk "yoke"), from PIE *jugom "joining" (see jugular). Figurative sense of "heavy burden, oppression, servitude" was in O.E. The verb is from O.E. geocian. Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 25 Feb, 2012 11:17 AM @peacenic... What on earth was that? Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 27 Feb, 2012 03:45 AM There was a similar topic discussed a little while back. Im gonna copy and paste a response that I found very insightful and very simple. It was written by, AsmileForever: Spiritual Equality? Posted : 6 Feb, 2012 10:10 PM They key is in the words. Yoked. A yoke is a device farmers use to join a pair of animal together for the means of pulling together. WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW is that a yoke must be custom made to fit the animal. You just cannot use a yoke on any pair of animals. So if you and your partner are yolked it will fit perfectly no matter the titles we put on worship. Don't you just love the details in the Bible. :) Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 27 Feb, 2012 08:51 AM was contemplating root origins of words and it appears that to be equallyyoked is vast... Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 6 Mar, 2012 11:10 PM ""WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW is that a yoke must be custom made to fit the animal" Would it not be that the animals would be trying to pull in different directions and therefore unable to accomplish the task? Post Reply
View Profile History	To be EQUALLY YOKED?! Posted : 8 Mar, 2012 05:07 PM The yoke is custom made so as to �fit� properly�not too snug�nor too loose. It has to fit any �peculiarities� unique to the wearer. That being said the animals also need to be similar in size�strength�stamina or one will eventually pull the load off-line. In my opinion Jesus was not referring to size�strength or stamina � but more to the fact that the two being Yoked Together need to be on �the same page� when it comes to Christianity. A Non-Believer�s Goals are obviously not the same as a Believer. Even two Believers may not be Equally Yoked if they do not have the same Beliefs or Goals. One could be a so-so�lukewarm �professor� of Faith�and the other an OnFire Spirit-Filled Fanatical Christian. This �Unequal Yoking� will eventually cause a rift between them as one of them finds themselves falling behind and being �Dragged� by the other. It is Rare to find two Christians that are Equally Yoked�yet if they are so far apart as I just described�it needs to be discussed before any thought about Marriage and Children is discussed. When it comes to being Equally Yoked�the only Criteria should be their Faith (or lack of). Physical appearance or characteristics or anything else should not be considered. Think of it this way. The two of you are pulling a load. That Load may be your Eternal Soul�the Future of your Children�Family and Friends, Your Salvation! Wouldn�t you want your Partner to be One that was pulling just as hard as you do and not One that was Dragging you down�holding you back? That is what Jesus was alluding to. Pick your Partner CAREFULLY! Peace Be With You Post Reply