“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” 2 Cor.6:17 To set off.

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“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” 2 Cor.6:17 To set off by boundary Limit, exclude Divide

PatriarchalMosaicalChristian International Religion National Religion Family Religion God has always required that His people be a separate people.

I. A Separate Family Noah – Gen. 6 ~ Flood separated Abraham- Gen.12 “get out of your country” Home and loved ones Friends Way of life

II. A Separate Nation Called Israelites out of Egypt Ex. 8:20 A separate nation at Sinai -1Kings 8:53 Holiness was to be maintained Taken into captivity – Judah returned

III. A Separate Church What is the Church ? “Called out” - 1 Cor. 1:2 “Royal priesthood” – 1 Pet.2:5 “Holy Nation” – 2 Tim. 1:9 “Peculiar people” – Tit. 2:14

III. A Separate Church God demands us to be separate in.. Speech 1 Pet.4:11 “oracles of God” Titus 2:8 “sound speech” - wholesome “Language of Ashdod” Neh. 13:23-24

III. A Separate Church God demands us to be separate in.. In Doctrine 2 Tim. 1:13 = sound words 2 Tim. 4:2-4 Jude 3 = contend earnestly for the faith

III. A Separate Church God demands us to be separate in.. In Worship Matt. 15:8-9 “In vain” No instrument Lord’s Supper

III. A Separate Church God demands us to be separate in.. In Life Rom. 12:1-2 “living sacrifice” Jas. 4:4 – friend of world, enemy of God We do not fashion our life like the world

III. A Separate Church Some people have just enough religion to make themselves miserable. ~Too much to go all the way into the world ~Not enough to be wholly for the Lord

No Half way in religion !!! “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” Matt. 6:24

“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,” 2 Cor.6:17 If we are not separate in this life Then we will be separated by God !!

Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga Sunday Evening June 10, 2007