Siamese twins have no choice.
This morning I tried to imagine what it would be like to be conjoined with another human being. I started out thinking it would be pretty easy. I mean, that would be all you knew, and the other person would recognize that both of you had to work together to be successful. Each person would know intuitively that it was in their best interest to love the other as themselves, because they were them self--but maybe not.
What if you were a conjoined twin, and one day your other half decided they wanted to live a life in direct opposition to yours. You wanted to eat healthy and they wanted to eat unhealthy. They wanted piercings and you did not. They wanted to abuse alcohol and you did not. They wanted to frequent strip clubs and you wanted to attend worship concerts. They were apathetic to Jehovah God, and you love Jehovah God with all your heart, mind and strength. What if you didn’t have a choice?
2nd Corinthians 6:14 Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? 15 What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 16 And what union can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: "I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 17 Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you. 18 And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. "
Was a tough verse
Now that's heavy! As you said, how as we as Christians spread the word of Christ, if we shelter ourselves only to other Christians. I find myself bitting my lip at times with my non-believer friends in some of their actions in things they say and do but silently I'm praying for them that someday they'll understand where I'm coming from when I talk to them about what Christ can do in their life.
This is a tough verse and
This is a tough verse and subject to deal with. If you take this subject literal then you might find yourself surrounded by Christians. This will never allow you the opportunity to witness and bring others to Christ.
Then if you don’t' take this subject literal enough you will find yourself married to a non-Christian, or in business with a non-Christian. This would mean you weren't adhering to the scripture.
I guess my point is I struggle with finding the happy medium of not being a partner with an unbeliever and still have unbelievers as friends, so that I can show them Christ.
Frustration to say the least.
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