2 Corinthians 6
v.2
For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
v.3
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
v.14-15
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
Rather, this is a prohibition against forming close attachments with non-Christians, using an agricultural metaphor about yoking (cf. Dt 22:10; also Lev 19:19). Although precisely what constituted a “diverse yoke” for the Corinthians remains unstated, it clearly involved compromise with heathendom, such as contracting mixed marriages (cf. Dt 7:1-3), initiating litigation before unbelievers in cases involving believers (1Co 6:1-8), or forming any relationship with unbelievers that would compromise Christian standards or jeopardize consistency of Christian witness. Paul is content to state a general principle that needs specific application under the Spirit’s guidance.
v.16
“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
v.17-18
“Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18”I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”