Spiritual Separation

2 Corinthians 6:16-18

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hast said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

If the question were raised, Why must Christians separate themselves from the world? The answer is simply as stated in our scripture text that we are the "temple of the living God" and God has no dealing with idols. Also, believers are the dwelling place of God-the Holy Spirit who cannot and will not dwell in an unholy place. Most importantly, this is a requirement of God as He is holy and all believers are to be likewise-holy.

With that being said, then separation is required because righteousness and unrighteousness cannot co-exist in the believer. Man is no match for sin in his own strength, but with the aid of the Holy Spirit believers have the power to live righteous lives before God and refute worldliness. On the other hand all believers who refuse to separate him or herself from sin loses fellowship with God (2 Corinthians 6:16).
Believers separate yourselves; God lives in you.

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