What does it mean to be equally yoked LDS?

What does it mean to be equally yoked LDS?

Being equally yoked, according to the remixed definition for the 2000s and beyond, means sharing the same set of beliefs and values, regardless to whether our mamas and daddies raised us in church or not.

What does God say about being equally yoked?

The most common bible verse that addresses whether Christians can date nonbelievers or non-Christians is from 2 Corinthians 6:14-15. This verse is where the term “unequally yoked” comes from, and in the ESV translation, it modifies it slightly to say “do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”

What is an unequally yoked relationship?

An “unequally yoked” team has one stronger ox and one weaker, or one taller and one shorter. The weaker or shorter ox would walk more slowly than the taller, stronger one, causing the load to go around in circles. When oxen are unequally yoked, they cannot perform the task set before them.

What is a yoke LDS?

A yoke is: Designed to carry burdens. Why drag the heavy weight of sin around? (see Isaiah 5:18). When we repent and come unto the Savior, He takes that burden away and gives us peace and healing. Intended to help get work done.

Can you become equally yoked?

For example one person can go to church and another person may not be attending church and they could still be equally yoked if they are believers who share a spiritual connection with God. (The person that does not go to church needs to be in fellowship with other Christians at some capacity on a regular basis.)

What is God’s easy yoke?

You can see this all throughout scripture. In 60 scriptures in the Bible, the word yoke was used to connotate slavery, servitude or influence in familial relationships and religious ones. In other words, the meaning of “my yoke is easy” could be, “my service or burden is easy.”

What does it mean when your not equally yoked?

What’s funny is that the phrase “unequally yoked” does not specifically refer to marriage. II Corinthians 6:14 (KJV) says, “Be ye not unequally yoked with unbelievers. . .” It doesn’t say relationships, it doesn’t say marriage but its implication is that of any relationship with another person.