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Jesus’ warnings against unequal yokes are not confined to marriage, but serve as a caution for all Christian relationships. The Unequal Yoke identifies the consequences of linking with worldly desires which detract from our rebirth and regeneration in Christ. Mackintosh aims to correct a discipleship of pessimism and to encourage the Church to become yoked with Christ.
Man’s complete ruin in sin, and God’s perfect remedy in Christ, are fully, clearly, and often strikingly presented [in Mackintosh’s writings].
—Andrew Miller, a leader of the Plymouth Brethren movement
Charles Henry Mackintosh (1820–1896) was notable for his work in philanthropic work during the Irish Potatoe Famine which affected much of Ireland, Scotland, and England at the time. He converted to Christianity through correspondence with his sister and through reading John Darby's Operations of the Spirit.