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NASB | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 6:14 ¶ Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? |
Bible Question:
Hi everyone - I have been in a serious relationship with my boyfriend for a little over 3 years. I became Christian a little over a year ago. My boyfriend is *not* Christian, and I understand that a Christian should not be yoked to a non-Christian. For a time, I was thinking about leaving the relationship, however after much distress and serious prayer, God has revealed to me that it is His will for me to stay in this relationship. But there are a lot of sinful "habits" left over from when I was blind, before I knew Christ. As you may have guessed, a lot of it is sexual immorality, especially since he does not see anything wrong with premarital sex. Where can I find help on this matter? I have tried accountability partners, but somehow it doesn't seem to work. I am strong in my belief in stopping this sexual immorality when he is not with me...but when we are together, we love each other so much, and I miss him so much (we only see each other once a month), and I get caught in the heat of the moment. Are there any suggestions? Please keep me in your prayers as this is something I have been struggling with since I became Christian. God bless. |
Bible Answer: FRoZeNFiRe, God's day to you and welcome to the SBF, We try to avoid to give counsel at the SBF. We (some of us) recommend that one goes to a wise Christian counsellor, in person. Even those who are able to give counsel in person, avoid it here because of the timing of feedback and interaction. We do point out Scripture as we interact. When we do you need to check out the context what we say, to see if what we say matches up with Scripture (Acts 17:11). Somethings said may sound Biblical or may even be in God's Word. However, it is out of context or misunderstood. My qestion to you is, how has "God has revealed to you that it is His will for you to stay in this relationship" ... even more so since you know "a Christian should not be yoked to a non-Christian". Is that not condradictary? Instead of answering here, go to your pastor or even his wife or an older lady in the church (Titus 2:35), whom the pastor recommends and discuss my question ... and that of others. I would say avoid him and anything the causes you sexual arousal ... that latter is for marriage. I take Hebrews 13:4 as more than intercourse. You are in our prayers and I hope I helped, Searcher |