And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
These passages refer to the doctrine of Biblical Seperation. We need to be separated from sin, from erroneous doctrine and practices of the world. Make no mistake, Jesus' teachings above are commandments to us, thus this is not a choice, it is to be done. The language is clear, cut it off and pluck it out; it is as clear and as straightforward as it can be. Biblical Seperation is for every Christian; it is a fundamental doctrine for all of us.
2 Col 6:14-7:1
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
Seperation here is stated as a commandment by Apostle Paul - "be yes not unequally yoke"; "come out from among them"; "be ye separated"; "touch not the unclean thing"; "let us cleanse ourselves". These is no mistake on what every Christian will do. Only then will God be a Father unto us, and we shall be His sons and daughters. (2 Col 6:18)
We need to take a serious look at our lives. Are we addicted to worldly activities that take us away from God, and cause us to sin? We need to purposefully tear ourselves away from things t hat Seperation us from our God, and set our hearts to cut them off and pluck them out! We will survive without these worldly addictions and gain the grace & mercy of God. We need to walk closer to God to know what is bad or wrong in the eyes of God, so as to deliver a spiritual sensitivity that will allow us to know when we should separate ourselves from things that we should not do. We listen to the Holy Spirit to separate ourselves from sins that will keep us away from God.
Let us check ourselves and let us be safe on the Lord side!
Notes taken from Sunday Sermon from True-Life Bible-Presbyterian Church, 12 February 2017.
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