To be allied with another is to be connected in agreement with another to achieve an objective similar to your own. This may not always be for a good purpose - it may not always please God. It may be a compromise of our principles and interfere with the true worship of God; being unequally yoked falls into this category. The spiritual principle of not giving importance to something or someone else above the desires of God for our lives is the fulfillment of the Second Commandment. Allying oneself to another for expedient purposes – being unequally yoked - can be a violation of this command.

Andy Diemer

Associate Pastor, United Church of God

Andy Diemer is the pastor of the Fort Myers, Florida congregation and the associate pastor serving the congregations in Ft. Lauderdale and Vero Beach, Florida. He served as the pastor of the churches in New England from 2014 to 2021. He was baptized into the Church in 1981 and ordained as an elder in 2011. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Cleveland State University. He had a thirty-year career in manufacturing before being hired by the UCG in 2014.