‘Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”’ II Corinthians 6:17

We’ve all heard it said that we are in the world, but we are not of it. We’re here and Jesus, through the Apostle Paul, said that there was no way you could avoid dealing with even the grossest of immoral people because we live in a cursed world ruled by the god of this world Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4). However, we also have a responsibility to share the gospel with the ungodly world around us. We must be a light to those in darkness and show them the love of Christ by simply sharing the gospel; which is that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose from the dead 3 days later (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). 

It is essential to separate ourselves from the ungodly, wicked world and not become a part of it. The apostle Paul writes to come out from among them and be separate, as stated in II Corinthians 6:17. It is not a condition for salvation, but rather a responsibility as believers to keep ourselves holy and acceptable to God.   We are the temple of the Holy Ghost, and our body is not our own. We have been bought with a price and are special in God’s eyes and His program. We must glorify God with our body and spirit, which are God’s, as emphasized in I Corinthians 6:19-20. Therefore, we must not defile the temple of God, which is holy.

‘Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.’

I Corinthians 6:19-20

In a world where it’s challenging to differentiate between a Christian and a non-Christian, we must stand out and be different. It doesn’t mean that we have to isolate ourselves or be oddballs. However, we are not to be of the world. We must keep ourselves separate and holy (holy does not mean that we go around with a halo over our heads or that we are better than the world, it simply means that we were bought by the shed blood of Jesus Christ and we are now to be SEPARATE FROM THE IMMORAL WORLD AROUND US) to be useful to God’s kingdom.

Let us be encouraged to remain separated from the world system and keep ourselves living a life pleasing to God, bearing fruit that brings honor and glory to the one Who redeemed us.

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