“Do not plough with an ox and a donkey yoked together.” Deut. 22:10
This verse gives us more insight into the oft-quoted 2 Cor. 6:14, “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers”. This has reference not only to romantic unions, but also to business ventures or any other commitment that might be made between two or more people.
The ox is docile and easily tamed. The donkey is stubborn and does not work well in a team. An ox and a donkey are never yoked together, because the ox will be led astray by the donkey’s stubbornness.
A union of any kind between a Christian and a non-Chrisitan will always end in the Christian compromising his or her position. Just as an ox and a donkey have different and completely opposite natures, so too the godly-minded and the worldly-minded person have different natures, values, and goals. This is not to say that as Christians we should not associate with non-Christians. But we need to be careful not to unite ourselves with them. The issue is one of separation (see Deut. 22:9-11 also).
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