interesting practice I heard of

[creativemechanic]

Was talking to a coworker  and the topic of unequally yoked cameup. she explained that if when her pastor is  doing marital counselling he realises the couple is unequally  yoked (presumably 1 saved the other unsaved) , he refuses to marry them.

that's a principle I never really thought of. what do u think of it

[coheir]

its like a baptist and a catholic; a balck person and a white; many times, to late, they find they don't have much in common imo

[bryan]

6 minutes ago, coheir said:

its like a baptist and a catholic; a balck person and a white; many times, to late, they find they don't have much in common imo

Interesting comment.  That comes across as being quite racist to me.   By those rules, my wife and I shouldn't have gotten married.

[Dennis1209]

42 minutes ago, creativemechanic said:

Was talking to a coworker  and the topic of unequally yoked cameup. she explained that if when her pastor is  doing marital counselling he realises the couple is unequally  yoked (presumably 1 saved the other unsaved) , he refuses to marry them.

that's a principle I never really thought of. what do u think of it

I think that Pastor has it right. Short of a long dissertation and quoting scripture, "becoming one flesh", is primary as a foundation that both parties are Christians. Without a stable base and foundation for both to grow on, I believe one is indeed yoked. 

[MorningGlory]

24 minutes ago, coheir said:

its like a baptist and a catholic; a balck person and a white; many times, to late, they find they don't have much in common imo

No, it's not the same. God has no prohibitions about interracial or interdenominational marriage.  He does tell us NOT to become unequally yoked with an unbeliever.

[HisFirst]

3 hours ago, coheir said:

its like a baptist and a catholic; a balck person and a white; many times, to late, they find they don't have much in common imo

Hi Coheir,

re: not much in common(black/white people)

* both human beings 

* both created in the image of God

* both loved by God

......what's not in common?

 

The great man of the OT, Moses, had a black wife .

(I don't know what it's like in the US but there are many interracial couples/families in Australia)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jayne]

2 hours ago, creativemechanic said:

Was talking to a coworker  and the topic of unequally yoked cameup. she explained that if when her pastor is  doing marital counselling he realises the couple is unequally  yoked (presumably 1 saved the other unsaved) , he refuses to marry them.

that's a principle I never really thought of. what do u think of it

They will just get married elsewhere.  He's free to counsel and free to refuse to marry.  But other than than, that's all he can do.

[Jayne]

I agree that ethnicity has nothing to do with being unequally yoked.  Neither does denominationalism.  What's important is that a Christian is yoked with another Christian.

[HisFirst]

4 hours ago, coheir said:

; a balck person and a white; many times, to late, they find they don't have much in common imo

* If anything, it's the cultural environments that people come from that can be  incompatible to some individuals, not skin colour, as we are all human beings.

[Willa]

 2Co 6:14  NKJV Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness?  2Co 6:15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?  2Co 6:16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will dwell in them
And walk among them.
I will be their God,
And they shall be My people.”

 2Co 6:17  Therefore

“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”

 2Co 6:18

“I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the LORD Almighty.”