Why is it absurd to join Christ with Belial?
Joining Christ with Belial is absurd because Belial means something worthless, while Christ is the epitome of goodness, grace, righteousness, and majesty. Pairing such greatness with worthlessness is ridiculous, comparable to placing a little donkey beside an ox, an unequal and impossible match.
Les explains that Belial is not a reference to a pagan god; the word means something worthless. He contrasts that with Christ, who is the epitome of everything great—goodness, grace, righteousness, and majesty. To place Christ alongside something worthless is ridiculous, like putting a little donkey beside an ox. The same principle applies to a believer and an infidel, who are total opposites and cannot pull together, and to the temple of God and idols.
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?