The Bible Study Podcast, episode 313. Today, Bible Study Podcast continues the study of marriage.

Welcome to the Bible Study podcast from your host, Chris Christensen. As we continue in the study of marriage, I have some news

that isn't necessarily going to be popular news in terms of what the Bible has to say about

being married to someone who is not a Christian, somebody who is an unbeliever. And then I think

that informs the discussion also on dating. So let's read the verses first of all.

2 Corinthians 6, verses 14 through 17, do not be yoked together with unbelievers, for what do

righteousness and wickedness have in common, or what fellowship can light have with darkness,

what harmony is there between Christ and Belial, or what does a believer have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial?

Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the

temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said, I will live with

them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Therefore, come out from them and be separate, says the Lord.

Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.

Now, these set of verses are commonly interpreted as mostly pertaining to marriage, just because

the term yoked is one that is used in terms of a pair of oxen, for instance, are

yoked together, they work together, they are bound together. It doesn't necessarily have to be

limited to that, but it's definitely a warning against Paul for being separate, and it is usually

interpreted as don't be married to somebody who is an unbeliever.

Before we go into that, let's look at why.

And one of the reasons why we can see in First Kings, First Kings 11, the first six verses,

talk about King Solomon.

And King Solomon was a very wise king, at least originally, and also had a number of wives. And First Kings 11 says

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