1. “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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

12. 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

13. “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 !!

14. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@cybrtyme.com www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening June 10, 2007