“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.” Ephesians 5:11 KJV I Corinthians 1:9 says, “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” Fellowship is a good thing. God desires us to have fellowship with Him, with His Son, Jesus, and with other believers. I John 1:3 says, “That which we have seen and…
“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.” II Thessalonians 3:6 KJV There is a saying, “Bad manners corrupt good morals.” Good parents recognize the truth in that saying because they pay attention to who their kids hang out with. It is a fact that…
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.” I Peter 2:9-10 KJV In Deuteronomy 14:2, God told Israel,…
“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.” II Corinthians 6:17-18 KJV Parents greatly delight in knowing that their children have chosen to follow in their footsteps, especially when those decisions guide them into a…
In John 17:16, Jesus said, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” As believers, we are in the world – that means it is our temporary home. But we are not of the world. We shouldn’t try to identify with the world. We don’t belong to the world. We’ve been bought with a price (I Corinthians 6:20). We now belong to Christ. Christ…