I'm having a great discussion with Rick And Anita Eldridge on: "DO NOT BE UNEQUALLY YOKED WITH UNBELIEVERS". Here's my brief take for what it's worth: This Yoke IS NOT about marriage... Imagine a newly wed couple that IS equally yoked - standing in their wedding attire with a yoke around them. This image is ludicrous! Is marriage not a gift great from God? Heck ...it's the best thing that ever happened to me!! Instead this yoke is about our work relationship in this world. Don't be yoked to it! Their standards are not your standards, as a child of God. How can you be mixing what you do (Your Spirit) with theirs? Which is also something Peter Rambo has also been pointing out. So let's take an example of being unequally YOKED: A child of God signs a 1-Year contract to work for Acme corporation. The problem is that the company WILL have standards that do not match yours; they are in it for a profit. They are shaving corners and using UNJUST WEIGHTS Rhy Bezuidenhout. For example, they are selling food products that do not meet your dietary rules given to us in the Torah by Yah. etc... etc... and etc... So where does this leave us as people of a spiritual kingdom? In a difficult situation in this world! How do you support yourself!??? The answer: DO NOT yoke yourself to it (the world's way)! DO NOT SIGN that work contract! As Jesus' new commandment applies to us today -simply let your yes be yes and your no-no. [Don't bind yourself.] God's people are called out from this world to be a separate and a holy example to this world. Btw. this as far as evangelism should go. Jews never evangelize, either We are to be seen as a nation on a hill... When people see the love we have for one another they will know that it's of God! Finally, many of us are 'stuck' in this world under bondage; stuck in these worldly type jobs. We need to form entirely separate "communities" that are self supporting and have jobs to bring them to. If and when the present world's way of life crumbles (there is every indication that that is what is happening today) we shall be safe and secure and standing on our own (there is no security among the wicked). All said... strive to be separate, strive to create "communities" providing work and a place to bring God's people out. At least send your children into professions where they can be independent at this time...