Episode 237: Navigating Relationships with Unbelievers
Download MP3When someone you love doesn’t share your faith, how do you stay faithful to God while staying close to them? Today Dot and Cara unpack 2 Corinthians 6:14 in context, discussing what “bound together” does and doesn’t mean. They get practical about close friendships, marriage to a nonbeliever, and setting wise boundaries. You’ll hear how to be a light without becoming a judge, how to let God be God, and how to participate with God through prayer! Grab your Bible, journal, and a cup of coffee and join us.
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Episode recap:
- Start by writing down 2 Corinthians 6:14 (0:14)
- This verse has been used in judgmental, unloving ways (1:45)
- How do we balance going to the lost with this command? (4:59)
- How should we define “close” relationships? (6:31)
- When we love something, we naturally share it (11:30)
- When a believer is married to an unbeliever, they have different goals (15:50)
- Walk in such a way that Jesus looks attractive to other people (18:53)
- Engage in the power of prayer (21:25)
Scripture Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NASB1995)
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?
