DON'T TOUCH THEIR FILTHY THINGS
by Stephen Ting Therefore, come out from them and separate yourselves
from them, says the Lord. Don't touch their filthy things,
and I will welcome you. 2 Corinthians chapter 6 verse
17 As a Christian, I am to be separated
from the sinful world around me, separated in actual character
and conduct by the work of the Holy Spirit in my heart and life.
I have come out from them, for my lot is no longer with them.
I cannot walk in their paths, I cannot pursue their objects,
I cannot partake of their pleasures. While they reject the gospel,
my heart thankfully embraces it. while they live without Christ,
it is my desire and delight to live for Him and with Him. While they are earthly in all
their plans and objects, I am to seek the things which are
above. There is my treasure, and there
my heart must be also. Their opinions and maxims and
plans are of no consequence to me. I cannot yield to their judgments,
nor to their examples, nor to their authority. I cannot find
my pleasures in this wilderness world. I must not run out for
the trifling vanities of the world around me. I must not form
a part of its foolish passing pageant. Do not conform to the
pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind. Since then you have been raised
with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ
is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things
above, not on earthly things. Colossians chapter 3 verses 1
through 2. You adulterous people, don't
you know that friendship with the world means enmity against
God? Therefore, anyone who chooses
to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4.4 Do not love the world or anything
in the world. If anyone loves the world, the
love of the Father is not in them. For everything in the world,
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of
life, comes not from the Father, but from the world. 1 John 2
15-17