Paul warns: 'Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do they have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?' Deep partnership requires alignment at the core.
I'm divorced. I married young, before I understood this verse. My ex-husband was a good person but he wasn't a believer. We loved each other. But we couldn't pray together. We couldn't process suffering through faith. We couldn't raise children with the same ultimate values. The mismatch, subtle at first, deepened over years.
I'm not saying the marriage was wrong. I'm saying Paul was right about the cost of fundamental misalignment. If I married again, I would listen to this verse. Not out of judgment toward non-believers. But from hard-earned wisdom about what marriage requires. You need shared foundation.
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