2 Corinthians 6:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore \u201cCome out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.\u201d<\/p>\n
God has chosen to dwell in each of us if we are His child.<\/p>\n
Because of this, there are things that we should and should not do. He is a holy God and wants us to live holy lives.<\/p>\n
We are made righteous by the blood of Christ, clean before God, with our sins forgiven.<\/p>\n
We are, however, called to live lives that are pleasing to Him, doing our best to stay away from things that are unholy.<\/p>\n
Coming out from among them doesn’t necessarily refer to physically segregating ourselves from the world. It does<\/i> refer to differentiating ourselves from the world in our behavior<\/i>.<\/p>\n
According to Galatians 5:19-21, here are some of the things we need to avoid:\u00a0adultery, fornication, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like.<\/p>\n
And those are just some<\/i> of the things we are to avoid!<\/p>\n
What’s equally important is the condition of our heart, too. We can avoid all of the things that God tells us to stay away from, but if our heart is far from Him, we are just going through the motions and our abstaining is nothing more than legalism.<\/p>\n
But when our heart longs after God and truly wants to please Him, we will do whatever is necessary to avoid the things that displease God and do everything we can to please Him.<\/p>\n
So let’s ask ourselves today; where is our heart? Do we partake of the things that displease Him, or do we live to please Him?<\/p>\n
Only we can answer that question.<\/p>\n
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n
Seven Seas Ministries
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\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n
401-315-0902<\/p>\n
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