In 2 Chronicles 19:2 Jehu the seer confronts King Jehoshaphat, "Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord." The sons of God must be careful not to make false alliances with those who are not walking with the Lord.
King Jehoshaphat nearly lost his life by going into battle to help the ungodly. King Ahab of the northern tribes of Israel was a wicked king whom God intended to be put to death in the battle. Ahab actually set a trap for Jehoshaphat by disguising himself so that he did not look like the king. Jehoshaphat, in his kingly clothes, became vulnerable to be killed by the enemy. If he hadn't called upon the Lord, He would have died [2 Chronicles 18:31).
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 says, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."
This truth is abundantly manifested in many different ways and instances in Scripture. It covers marriage, as well as all associations with the world and the ungodly.
Be encouraged,
Colin Campbell