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Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DEEPER LIFE BIBLE CHURCH, LOCATION / REGION SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES Year of Full Restoration 19 NOVEMBER, 2017 Email: info@deeperlife. nl; Websites: www. dclm-nl. org; www. dclm. org …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands LESSON 669: WARNING AGAINST UNEQUAL YOKE MEMORY VERSE: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? ’’ (2 Corinthians 16: 14). TEXT: 2 Corinthians 6: 14 -18 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands SUMMARY (1) In our last study, we learned the following lessons: • • • Sin attracts God’s judgement; God is merciful and forgives the penitent. War is no alternative to resolving conflicts in a peaceful manner. We must avoid presumption and overconfidence in our walk with God. Our decisions and actions should not be based on God’s permissive will. We must ask for God’s clear direction in carrying out His assignment. The study of today touches on four points: • • Command to separate from the world. Causes of the unequal yoke. Consequences of unequal yoke Call to separation and restoration. …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands SUMMARY (2) • Command to separate from the world (2 Corinthians 6: 14): • Alignment between a believer and an unbeliever in marriage, business, worship, etc. is unequal yoke. God forbids it because it causes backsliding or compromise in faith. • Causes of the unequal yoke (2 Corinthians 6: 15, 16): • Excessive love for man or material, impatience, wilful disobedience, worldliness, carnality, covetousness and ignorance are some causes of the unequal yoke. • Consequences of the unequal yoke (2 Corinthians 6: 17, 18): • Unequal yoke leads to compromise and loss of fellowship with God and His favour. • It can lead to personal suffering, loss of property, loss of fortunes and even death. • Call to separation and restoration (2 Corinthians 6: 17, 18): • All believers are commanded to come out of the world and its ungodly ties. …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands DISCUSSION …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands QUESTION 1 What do you understand by the term ’the unequal yoke’? • 2 Corinthians 16: 14 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands QUESTION 2 Explain the contrasts in lifestyles in the text below: • 2 Corinthians 16: 14 -16 What is their implication for the believer especially in marriage, business, worship or fellowship? …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands QUESTION 3 From the passages below, mention some causes of the unequal yoke. • 2 Samuel 17: 1 -4 • Genesis 16: 2, 3 • Judges 14: 3 • 2 Timothy 4: 10 • Mark 14: 10, 11 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands QUESTION 4 Highlight some consequences of unequal yoke from the references below: • Deuteronomy 7: 3, 4 • Judges 16: 20, 21, 30 a • 1 Samuel 28: 6 • 1 Kings 11: 3 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands QUESTION 5 How can the believer be free from the unequal yoke? • 2 Corinthians 6: 17 -18 • 2 Timothy 2: 19 …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)

Deeper Christian Life Ministry The Netherlands CONCLUSION • The Christian and the unbeliever are not compatible. Intimacy with sinners corrupts the believer’s life and testimony. It leads to backsliding. • To avoid the unequal yoke, believers should avoid excessive love for man or material, affection, impatience, wilful disobedience and covetousness. • Believers should not isolate themselves from unbeliever whom they are supposed to win: separation is not isolation. • Response to God’s call through repentance and faith brings restoration to favour and fellowship with God. …earnestly contend for the FAITH which was once delivered unto the SAINTS (Jude 3)