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”ä Ðgrace€that€is€to€be€brought€unto€you€at€the€revelation€of€Jesus€Christ;€€14€As€obedientÐ €Ð Ðchildren,€not€fashioning€yourselves€according€to€the€former€lusts€in€your€ignorance:Ð l¼ Ð15€But€as€he€which€hath€called€you€is€holy,€so€be€ye€holy€in€all€manner€ofÐ X ¨ Ðconversation;€16€Because€it€is€written,€Be€ye€holy;€for€I€am€holy.Ô#†XèèXX9Xèèá #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€òò1€Peter€1:13„16óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè] #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐD!”Ð Ð  ÐÌWe€are€going€to€talk€about€sanctification,€holiness,€and€separation.€Holiness,€sanctification,€andÐ #l! Ðseparation€are€all€about€keeping€Biblical€standards.€€God€has€set€standards€of€conduct€and€appearanceÐ $X" Ðin€the€Bible.€€Christians€are€to€be€separated€from€worldliness,€false€teaching,€and€non„repentantÐ ô$D # Ðdisobedient€Christians.€€There€are€least€four€reasons€why€separation€is€required.€€First,€separationÐ à%0!$ Ðmaintains€the€purity€of€the€local€church€(òòEphesians€5:24„27,€1€Corinthians€5€óóand€òò11óó).€€Second,Ð Ì&"% Ðseparation€is€good€for€the€spiritual€well€being€of€non„repentant€brothers€and€sisters€in€Christ€(òò2Ð ¸'#& ÐThessalonians€3:6óó).€€Third,€separation€is€also€required€for€those€who€desire€a€full€reward€(òò2€John€8óó).Ð ¤(ô#' ÐFourth,€separation€is€essential€to€protect€against€apostasy.€Ð �)à$( ÐÌMany€times€when€we€teach€or€preach€on€separation€and€holiness€we€are€accused€of€practicingÐ h+¸&* Ðlegalism€or€of€being€legalistic.€€Legalism€is€adding€works€to€the€gospel€of€the€saving€grace€of€theÐ d ÐLORD€Jesus€Christ.€€Legalism€is€not€holy€living.€€Legalism€is€not€asking€women€to€wear€modestÐ Pì Ðfeminine€apparel.€€Legalism€is€not€asking€men€to€maintain€a€neat,€masculine€appearance.€€LegalismÐ <Ø Ðis€not€preaching€and€teaching€against€the€wickedness€of€Hollywood€movies,€television,€and€most€ofÐ ( Ä Ðthe€internet.€€Legalism€is€not€asking€that€Christians€listen€to€Godly€music€that€uplifts,€honors,€andÐ  ° Ðglorifies€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€Consider€this.€€Any€music€that€you€listen€to€you€are€putting€beforeÐ  œ Ðthe€Lord€Jesus€Christ€who€indwells€you€through€God€the€Holy€Ghost.€€Does€Jesus€want€to€listen€toÐ ì ˆ Ðwhat€you€are€listening€to?€€Does€Jesus€want€to€see€what€you€are€putting€before€his€eyes?Ð Ø t ÐÌThe€words€that€relate€to€personal€holiness,€the€holiness€of€God,€and€holy€places€occupy€a€prominentÐ °L  Ðplace€in€Scripture.€€Words€that€relate€to€these€three€are€used€in€the€Bible€a€minimum€of€1,076€timesÐ œ8  Ðin€996€verses.€€Hence,€God€places€a€great€deal€of€importance€on€holiness€because€He€is€holy.€Ð ˆ$  ÐHoliness€is€the€magnet€that€draws€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost€into€our€hearts.€With€as€much€weightÐ t  Ðas€is€on€holiness€in€the€Bible,€€it€is€truly€a€strange€thing€that€we€do€not€stress€the€importance€ofÐ `ü  Ðholiness€€in€our€personal€lives€and€in€our€modern€day€churches€in€our€teaching€and€preaching.€€ThatÐ Lè  Ðis€why€most€of€our€modern€day€churches€are€dead€as€door€nails.€€Holiness€is€an€outward€indication,Ð 8Ô  Ðor€manifestation,€of€the€indwelling€and€infilling€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€€Without€this€presence€of€theÐ $À ÐHoly€Ghost€there€can€be€no€heart€felt€worshiping€and€praising€of€God.€€Without€holiness€there€is€noÐ ¬ Ðpresence€of€the€sweet€Spirit€of€God.€€A€lack€of€holiness€hinders€our€worship.€€The€Bible€says€in:Ð ü˜ ÐÌà8  àòòóóGive€unto€the€LORD€the€glory€òòdueóó€unto€his€name:€bring€an€offering,€and€come€beforeÐ Ôp Ðhim:€worship€the€LORD€in€the€beauty€of€holiness.€òò1€Chronicles€16:29óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèµ #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€ÐÀ\Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòòóóGive€unto€the€LORD€the€glory€due€unto€his€name;€worship€the€LORD€in€the€beautyÐ ˜4 Ðof€holiness.€òòPsalm€29:2óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèV#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔà8hÐ Ð àЄ hphp ÐÌà8  àòòóóO€worship€the€LORD€in€the€beauty€of€holiness:€fear€before€him,€all€the€earth.€òòPsalmÐ \ø Ð96:9óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèn#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€ÐHäÐ Ð  ÐÌYou€cannot€give€the€glory€due€unto€the€name€of€the€Lord,€or€worship€the€Lord,€if€you€do€not€do€itÐ  !¼ Ðin€the€beauty€of€holiness.€€If€we€are€to€worship€the€Lord,€we€must€worship€Him€in€truth€and€in€Spirit.€Ð  "¨ ÐWorship€is€abiding€in,€joying€in,€and€rejoicing€in€God€because€He€is€worthy€of€our€undividedÐ ø"” Ðattention€and€praise!!€€Without€the€presence€of€the€Spirit€of€God€we€cannot€worship€God.€€It€is€theÐ ä#€  Ðsweet€Spirit€of€God€that€gives€us€the€joy€of€our€(His)€salvation.€Holiness€is€all€about€obedience€toÐ Ð$l! Ðthe€Word€of€God.€€The€Bible€says€in€òò1€Samuel€15:22óó:Ð ¼%X" ÐÌà8  àAnd€Samuel€said,€Hath€the€LORD€òòas€greatóó€delight€in€burnt€offerings€and€sacrifices,Ð ”'0!$ Ðas€in€obeying€the€voice€of€the€LORD?€Behold,€to€obey€òòisóó€better€than€sacrifice,€òòandóó€toÐ €("% Ðhearken€than€the€fat€of€rams.€òò1€Samuel€15:22óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèh#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐl)#&Ð Ð  ÐÌFor€the€Spirit€filled€Christian,€it€is€not€grievous,€but€is€rather€a€joy€to€live€a€holy€life.€The€Bible€saysÐ D+à$( Ðin€òò1€John€5:2„3óó:Ð 0,Ì%) Їà8  à2€By€this€we€know€that€we€love€the€children€of€God,€when€we€love€God,€and€keep€hisÐ d Ðcommandments.€3€For€this€is€the€love€of€God,€that€we€keep€his€commandments:€andÐ Pì Ðhis€commandments€are€not€grievous.€òò1€John€5:2„3óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè� #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€€Ð<ØÐ Ð  ÐÌIf€we€love€God,€it€will€not€be€a€burden€(grievous)€to€keep€His€commandments,€but€rather€a€joy.€€TheÐ  ° ÐBible€says€in€òòJohn€15:10„11óó:Ð  œ ÐÌà8  à10€If€ye€keep€my€commandments,€ye€shall€abide€in€my€love;€even€as€I€have€kept€myÐ Ø t ÐFatherððs€commandments,€and€abide€in€his€love.€11€These€things€have€I€spoken€untoÐ Ä ` Ðyou,€that€my€joy€might€remain€in€you,€and€òòthatóó€your€joy€might€be€full.€òòJohn€15:10„11óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèª"#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèԀаL Ð Ð  ÐÌAre€you€miserable€today€or€are€you€full€of€joy?€€Are€you€filled€with€the€Holy€Ghost?€€Are€you€ledÐ ˆ$  Ðof€the€Spirit?Ð t  ÐÌMany€times,€we€have€the€indwelling€of€the€Spirit€(Holy€Ghost),€but€we€do€not€have€the€infilling€ofÐ Lè  Ðthe€Spirit.€€The€indwelling€of€the€Spirit€is€that€permanent€presence€of€the€Spirit€that€comesÐ 8Ô  Ðimmediately€upon€salvation.€€There€is€ò òonly€oneó ó€indwelling€of€the€Spirit.€€There€are€many€infillingsÐ $À Ðof€the€Spirit.€€The€infillings€of€the€Spirit€are€to€give€us€the€power€to€live€a€victorious€Christian€life.Ð ° ÐGod€empowers€us€through€the€Spirit€to€exercise€our€gifts€in€a€manner€that€brings€honor€and€glory€toÐ œ ÐHim;€in€a€manner€that€achieves€His€purpose€for€our€lives.€Ð ìˆ ÐBeing€filled€with€the€Spirit€is€not€evidenced€by€rolling€in€the€aisles,€ð ðholyðð€laughter,€or€falling€out€Ð Øt Ð(slain€in€the€Spirit).€€Being€filled€with€the€Spirit€is€not€some€emotional€ð ðexperienceðð€that€expressesÐ Ä` Ðitself€in€some€confused€or€irrational€form.€€We€know€that€God€is€not€the€author€of€confusion€fromÐ °L Ðòò1€Corinthians€14:33óó:€Ó?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!°œX?Óð ðFor€God€is€not€òòthe€authoróó€of€confusion,€but€of€peace,€as€in€all€churches€of€theÐ œ8 Ðsaintsðð.€€Ð ˆ$ ÐSo,€if€it€seems€to€be€confused,€then€it€is€not€of€God,€but€is€instead€of€Satan.€€It€is€well€put€inÐ t ÐòòEphesians€5:18óó:€Ó?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óð ðAnd€be€not€drunk€with€wine,€wherein€is€excess;€but€be€filled€with€the€Spirit;ððÐ `ü ÐÌWe€cannot€be€effective€soul€winners€without€the€power€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€Though€we€can€grieveÐ 8 Ô Ðand€quench€the€Spirit,€many€times€we€are€not€filled€with€the€Spirit€simply€because€we€do€not€ask€toÐ $!À Ðbe.€€Pray€for€it!òò€€Luke€11:13€óósays:Ð "¬ ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à13€If€ye€then,€being€evil,€know€how€to€give€good€gifts€unto€your€children:€how€muchÐ è#„  Ðmore€shall€òòyouróó€heavenly€Father€give€the€Holy€Spirit€to€them€that€ask€him?€ÐÔ$p!Ð Ð  ÐÌOnce€we€have€a€fresh€infilling€of€the€Spirit,€we€must€yield€to€it.€€Robert€Sargent€said:€ð ðRemember€„Ð ¬&H # Ðthe€question€is€not€òòHow€much€do€I€have€of€Him?,€but€how€much€does€He€have€of€me?óó.ðð€€What€he€isÐ ˜'4!$ Ðsaying€is€that€it€is€all€about€commitment.€€The€question€is:€Are€you€€committed€to€the€Lord€JesusÐ „( "% ÐChrist?€à ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àà  àà x àÐ p) #& ÐSanctification€comes€to€the€Christian€in€three€different€stages.€€These€stages€are€past€sanctification,Ð \*ø#' Ðfuture€sanctification,€and€present€sanctification.€€Ð H+ä$( ÐÐ 4,Ð%) ÐPast€sanctification€is€that€which€took€place€at€the€cross€when€Christ€died€for€our€sins.€€At€the€crossÐ d Ðthe€believer€was€set€apart€from€the€unbeliever.€€The€believer€claims€for€themselves€past€sanctificationÐ Pì Ðwhen€they€are€saved€by€God.€€Past€sanctification€says€that€we€are€sanctified€in€Christ€(òò1€CorinthiansÐ <Ø Ð1:2,€1:30€and€6:11óó).€€Past€sanctification€deals€more€with€the€relationship,€or€position€of€the€believer,Ð ( Ä Ðrather€than€with€fellowship€between€the€believer€and€God€.Ð  ° ÐFuture€sanctification€is€that€everlasting€sanctification€that€the€believer€will€be€able€to€claim€after€theÐ  œ Ðresurrection€(òòRevelation€21:27óó).€€€Future€sanctification€comes€when€we€are€delivered€from€theÐ ì ˆ Ðpresence€of€sin.€€There€will€exist€a€state€of€sinless€perfection€ò òafteró ó€the€resurrection.Ð Ø t ÐPresent€sanctification€is€the€ò òprocessó ó€of€being€set€apart€whereas€€holiness€is€the€ò òstateó ó€of€being€setÐ È d Ðapart.€€Sanctification€provides€the€path€to€holiness.€€Holiness€is€not€a€state€of€sinless€perfection€.€€WeÐ ¸T  Ðwill€never€reach€a€state€of€sinless€perfection€as€long€as€we€are€in€these€fleshly€bodies.€PresentÐ ¤@  Ðsanctification€is€a€never€ending€battle€for€the€Christian.€€This€battle€is€very€vividly€described€by€PaulÐ �,  Ðin€Romans€7:14„25:Ð |  ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à14€For€we€know€that€the€law€is€spiritual:€but€I€am€carnal,€sold€under€sin.€15€For€thatÐ Tð  Ðwhich€I€do€I€allow€not:€for€what€I€would,€that€do€I€not;€but€what€I€hate,€that€do€I.€€16Ð @Ü  ÐIf€then€I€do€that€which€I€would€not,€I€consent€unto€the€law€that€òòit€isóó€good.€17€NowÐ ,È Ðthen€it€is€no€more€I€that€do€it,€but€sin€that€dwelleth€in€me.€18€For€I€know€that€in€meÐ ´ Ð(that€is,€in€my€flesh,)€dwelleth€no€good€thing:€for€to€will€is€present€with€me;€but€òòhowóóÐ   Ðto€perform€that€which€is€good€I€find€not.€19€For€the€good€that€I€would€I€do€not:€butÐ ðŒ Ðthe€evil€which€I€would€not,€that€I€do.€20€Now€if€I€do€that€I€would€not,€it€is€no€moreÐ Üx ÐI€that€do€it,€but€sin€that€dwelleth€in€me.€21€I€find€then€a€law,€that,€when€I€would€doÐ Èd Ðgood,€evil€is€present€with€me.€22€For€I€delight€in€the€law€of€God€after€the€inwardÐ ´P Ðman:€23€But€I€see€another€law€in€my€members,€warring€against€the€law€of€my€mind,Ð  < Ðand€bringing€me€into€captivity€to€the€law€of€sin€which€is€in€my€members.€24€OÐ Œ( Ðwretched€man€that€I€am!€who€shall€deliver€me€from€the€body€of€this€death?€€25€IÐ x Ðthank€God€through€Jesus€Christ€our€Lord.€So€then€with€the€mind€I€myself€serve€theÐ d Ðlaw€of€God;€but€with€the€flesh€the€law€of€sin.€òòJohn€15:10„11óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèø$#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐPìÐ Ð  Ѐ€Ð < Ø ÐSo,€you€thought€you€had€a€tough€battle€with€Satan.€€If€you€are€not€having€a€battle€with€Satan,€I€wouldÐ (!Ä Ðget€real€worried.€€€As€we€grow€in€the€grace€of€God€through€sanctification,€one€would€think€that€weÐ "° Ðare€less€tempted€by€Satan,€but€that€is€not€the€case.€Ð #œ ÐSanctification€is€a€process€of€growth€for€the€Christian.€€Paul€saw€it€as€a€turning€from€a€life€that€isÐ ì#ˆ  Ðcontrolled€by€the€lusts€of€the€flesh€to€one€that€is€controlled€by€holiness€in€òòRomans€6:19„22óó:Ð Ø$t! ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à19€I€speak€after€the€manner€of€men€because€of€the€infirmity€of€your€flesh:€for€as€yeÐ °&L # Ðhave€yielded€your€members€servants€to€uncleanness€and€to€iniquity€unto€iniquity;Ð œ'8!$ Ðeven€so€now€yield€your€members€servants€to€righteousness€unto€holiness.€20€ForÐ ˆ($"% Ðwhen€ye€were€the€servants€of€sin,€ye€were€free€from€righteousness.€€21€What€fruit€hadÐ t)#& Ðye€then€in€those€things€whereof€ye€are€now€ashamed?€for€the€end€of€those€things€òòisóóÐ `*ü#' Ðdeath.€22€But€now€being€made€free€from€sin,€and€become€servants€to€God,€ye€haveÐ L+è$( Ðyour€fruit€unto€holiness,€and€the€end€everlasting€life.€òòRomans€6:19„22óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè=#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ8,Ô%)Ð Ð  ЇPaul€tells€us€that€we€should€seek€to€possess€our€bodies€in€sanctification€and€honor€in€òò1€ThessaloniansÐ d Ð4:1„4óó:Ó?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?ÓÐ Pì ÐÌà8  àFurthermore€then€we€beseech€you,€brethren,€and€exhort€òòyouóó€by€the€Lord€Jesus,€thatÐ ( Ä Ðas€ye€have€received€of€us€how€ye€ought€to€walk€and€to€please€God,€òòsoóó€ye€wouldÐ  ° Ðabound€more€and€more.€€€2€For€ye€know€what€commandments€we€gave€you€by€theÐ  œ ÐLord€Jesus.€3€For€this€is€the€will€of€God,€òòevenóó€your€sanctification,€that€ye€shouldÐ ì ˆ Ðabstain€from€fornication:€4€That€every€one€of€you€should€know€how€to€possess€hisÐ Ø t Ðvessel€in€sanctification€and€honour;€òò1€Thessalonians€4:1„4óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÅB#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÄ `Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€believer€is€commanded€to€take€control€of€their€lusts€and€to€be€holy€in€òò1€Peter€1:13„16óó:Ð œ8  ÐÌà8  à13€Wherefore€gird€up€the€loins€of€your€mind,€be€sober,€and€hope€to€the€end€for€theÐ t  Ðgrace€that€is€to€be€brought€unto€you€at€the€revelation€of€Jesus€Christ;€€14€As€obedientÐ `ü  Ðchildren,€not€fashioning€yourselves€according€to€the€former€lusts€in€your€ignorance:Ð Lè  Ð15€But€as€he€which€hath€called€you€is€holy,€so€be€ye€holy€in€all€manner€ofÐ 8Ô  Ðconversation;€16€Because€it€is€written,€Be€ye€holy;€for€I€am€holy.€òò1€Peter€1:13„16óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèUF#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌSanctification€is€also€the€means€whereby€we€maintain€ò òfellowshipó ó€with€God.€€As€it€is€written€in€òòIsaiahÐ ü˜ Ð59:1„2óó:Ó?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?ÓÐ ìˆ ÐÌà8  àBehold,€the€LORDððS€hand€is€not€shortened,€that€it€cannot€save;€neither€his€ear€heavy,Ð Ä` Ðthat€it€cannot€hear:€2€But€your€iniquities€have€separated€between€you€and€your€God,Ð °L Ðand€your€sins€have€hid€òòhisóó€face€from€you,€that€he€will€not€hear.€òòIsaiah€59:1„2óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè-I#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€Ðœ8Ð Ð  ÐÌHappiness€and€peace€of€mind€is€having€continuing€fellowship€with€the€Lord.€€Our€relationship€withÐ t Ðthe€Lord€(salvation)€is€based€upon€the€work€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€€Our€fellowship€with€the€LordÐ `ü Ðis€based€totally€upon€our€actions,€or€lack€thereof.€€Through€the€process€of€sanctification€we€learn€toÐ Lè Ðbe€more€and€more€frequently€in€obedience€to€the€commandments€of€the€Lord.€€Through€obedienceÐ 8 Ô Ðto€the€commandments€of€the€Lord€we€receive€a€two€fold€blessing€of€joy.€€The€Lord€Jesus€Christ€saidÐ $!À Ðin€òòJohn€15:10„11óó:Ð "¬ ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à10€If€ye€keep€my€commandments,€ye€shall€abide€in€my€love;€even€as€I€have€kept€myÐ è#„  ÐFatherððs€commandments,€and€abide€in€his€love.€11€These€things€have€I€spoken€untoÐ Ô$p! Ðyou,€that€my€joy€might€remain€in€you,€and€òòthatóó€your€joy€might€be€full.€òòJohn€15:10„11óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè¬K#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÀ%\"Ð Ð  Ðà@ìì*ìàò òòòóóó óˆÌIf€you€want€to€restore€the€joy€of€His€salvation,€which€is€fellowship€with€the€Lord,€€you€must€repent€Ð ˜'4!$ Ðof€your€sin€and€confess€it€to€God.€€King€David€understood€the€necessity€of€repentance€in€restoringÐ „( "% Ðfellowship€with€the€Lord€for€he€said€in€òòPsalm€51:1„17óó:Ð p) #& ÐÌà8  à1€€Have€mercy€upon€me,€O€God,€according€to€thy€lovingkindness:€according€unto€theÐ H+ä$( Ðmultitude€of€thy€tender€mercies€blot€out€my€transgressions.€2€Wash€me€throughlyÐ 4,Ð%) Ðfrom€mine€iniquity,€and€cleanse€me€from€my€sin.€3€For€I€acknowledge€myÐ d Ðtransgressions:€and€my€sin€òòisóó€ever€before€me.€4€Against€thee,€thee€only,€have€I€sinned,Ð Pì Ðand€done€òòthisóó€evil€in€thy€sight:€that€thou€mightest€be€justified€when€thou€speakest,Ð <Ø Ðòòandóó€be€clear€when€thou€judgest.€5€Behold,€I€was€shapen€in€iniquity;€and€in€sin€did€myÐ ( Ä Ðmother€conceive€me.€€6€Behold,€thou€desirest€truth€in€the€inward€parts:€and€in€theÐ  ° Ðhidden€òòpartóó€thou€shalt€make€me€to€know€wisdom.€7€Purge€me€with€hyssop,€and€IÐ  œ Ðshall€be€clean:€wash€me,€and€I€shall€be€whiter€than€snow.€8€Make€me€to€hear€joy€andÐ ì ˆ Ðgladness;€òòthatóó€the€bones€òòwhichóó€thou€hast€broken€may€rejoice.€9€Hide€thy€face€fromÐ Ø t Ðmy€sins,€and€blot€out€all€mine€iniquities.€10€Create€in€me€a€clean€heart,€O€God;€andÐ Ä ` Ðrenew€a€right€spirit€within€me.€€11€Cast€me€not€away€from€thy€presence;€and€take€notÐ °L  Ðthy€holy€spirit€from€me.€12€Restore€unto€me€the€joy€of€thy€salvation;€and€uphold€meÐ œ8  Ðòòwith€thyóó€free€spirit.€13€òòThenóó€will€I€teach€transgressors€thy€ways;€and€sinners€shall€beÐ ˆ$  Ðconverted€unto€thee.€€14€Deliver€me€from€bloodguiltiness,€O€God,€thou€God€of€myÐ t  Ðsalvation:€òòandóó€my€tongue€shall€sing€aloud€of€thy€righteousness.€€15€O€Lord,€open€thouÐ `ü  Ðmy€lips;€and€my€mouth€shall€shew€forth€thy€praise.€16€For€thou€desirest€not€sacrifice;Ð Lè  Ðelse€would€I€give€òòitóó:€thou€delightest€not€in€burnt€offering.€€17€The€sacrifices€of€GodÐ 8Ô  Ðòòareóó€a€broken€spirit:€a€broken€and€a€contrite€heart,€O€God,€thou€wilt€not€despise.€Ð $À ÐòòPsalm€51:1„17óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèP#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔЬРР ÐÌA€necessary€part€of€sanctification€(Christian€growth)€is€a€willingness€to€say,€ð ðYes,€Lord€I€have€doneÐ è„ Ðwrong€and€am€willing€to€do€whatever€it€takes€to€make€it€right€between€me€and€Theeðð.€€This€simplyÐ Ôp Ðmeans€to€repent.€€Repentance€brings€joy.€Ð À\ ÐÌà@ZZ!ìàò òBIBLICAL€Ô_ÔSEPARATIONó óÔ_ԈР˜4 ÐÌò òòòóóó óð ðBiblical€separation€is€the€state€of€being€separated€from€sin€and€error€unto€truth€and€righteousnessððÐ p  Ð(Way€Of€Life€Encyclopedia).€€Many€will€not€take€a€stand€for€Biblical€separation€because€they€areÐ \ø Ðafraid€of€being€accused€of€being€unloving,€of€being€judgmental,€or€of€being€a€Pharisee.€€Many€areÐ Hä Ðafraid€of€contention,€but€you€must€contend€for€the€faith€whether€you€want€to€or€not.€€It€is€a€bibleÐ 4 Ð Ðcommandment.€€Our€Bible€says€in€òòJude€3óó:€Ð  !¼ ÐÌà8  àBeloved,€when€I€gave€all€diligence€to€write€unto€you€of€the€common€salvation,€it€wasÐ ø"” Ðneedful€for€me€to€write€unto€you,€and€exhort€òòyouóó€that€ye€should€earnestly€contend€forÐ ä#€  Ðthe€faith€which€was€once€delivered€unto€the€saints.€òòJude€3óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÖY#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€€ÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌMany€will€not€take€a€stand€for€separation,€or€will€compromise€doctrine,€because€they€think€that€toÐ ¨&D # Ðdo€so€will€enable€them€to€build€bridges€to€the€lost.€The€philosophy€is:€ð ðCompromise€doctrines€andÐ ”'0!$ Ðstandards€that€we€might€be€able€to€draw€a€crowdðð.€Now,€thatððs€depending€on€the€Holy€Ghost€andÐ €("% Ðexercising€faith!€€John€Cereghin€also€said:€ð ðWe€must€never€compromise€a€Biblical€position€so€weÐ l)#& Ðmay€`build€bridges.'€God€will€bomb€our€bridges€if€love€toward€`the€brethren'€is€more€important€toÐ X*ô#' Ðus€than€our€love€toward€Godðð.€Ð D+à$( ÐWe€are€to€be€separated€from€this€world€in€our€minds,€our€fellowship,€our€dress€and€appearance,€ourÐ 0,Ì%) Ðmusic,€our€television€viewing,€our€movie€going,€our€internet€activities,€and€our€entertainmentÐ d Ðactivities.€We€are€not€to€be€friends€with€the€world.€€òòJames€4:4óó€says:€ð ðknow€ye€not€that€the€friendshipÐ Pì Ðof€the€world€is€enmity€with€God?€whosoever€therefore€will€be€a€friend€of€the€world€is€the€enemy€ofÐ <Ø ÐGodðð.€€There€are€three€different€types€of€separation.€€These€are€moral,€doctrinal,€and€practical.€€MoralÐ ( Ä Ðseparation€is€separating€from€sin€and€worldliness.€€Doctrinal€separation€(òòRomans€16:16„17,Ð  ° ÐRevelation€18:4óó)€is€separating€from€false€teaching€and€practices€that€are€contrary€to€the€Bible.€Ð  œ ÐPractical€separation€(òòMatthew€18:15„18,€1€Corinthians€5:11óó)€is€the€breaking€of€fellowship€with€thoseÐ ì ˆ Ðbrothers€or€sisters€who€are€involved€in€open€sin€that€they€will€not€repent€of.€€Ð Ø t ÐÌà@ÅÅ"ìàò òMORAL€Ô_ÔSEPARATIONó óÔ_ԈР°L  ÐÌOnce€again,€moral€separation€is€separating€from€sin€and€worldliness€unto€godliness.€As€I€said€earlier,Ð ˆ$  Ðwe€are€to€be€separated€from€this€world€in€our€minds,€our€fellowship,€our€dress€and€appearance,€ourÐ t  Ðmusic,€our€television€viewing,€our€movie€going,€our€internet€activities.Ð `ü  ÐÌThe€battle€for€holiness€takes€place€in€our€minds.€If€we€are€Christians€we€have€the€upper€hand€becauseÐ 8Ô  Ðwe€have€the€mind€of€Christ.€€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜŒX<Óòò1€Corinthians€2:16€saysóó:€ð ðFor€who€hath€known€the€mind€of€the€Lord,Ð $À Ðthat€he€may€instruct€him?€But€we€have€the€mind€of€Christðð.€€If€we€have€the€mind€of€Christ,€then€whyÐ ¬ Ðdo€we€not€act€like€it.€Our€problem€is€that€we€let€our€flesh€dictate€to€our€minds€who€we€will€serve.€TheÐ ü˜ ÐBible€says€in€òòRomans€8:5„7óó:Ð è„ ÐÌà8  à5€For€they€that€are€after€the€flesh€do€mind€the€things€of€the€flesh;€but€they€that€areÐ À\ Ðafter€the€Spirit€the€things€of€the€Spirit.€6€For€to€be€carnally€minded€òòisóó€death;€but€to€beÐ ¬H Ðspiritually€minded€òòisóó€life€and€peace.€€7€Because€the€carnal€mind€òòisóó€enmity€againstÐ ˜4 ÐGod:€for€it€is€not€subject€to€the€law€of€God,€neither€indeed€can€be.€òòRomans€8:5„7óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè&_#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔЄ Ð Ð  ÐÌIt€is€our€carnal€habit€to€walk€in€the€flesh€from€birth.€€Most€of€the€time€we€are€so€focused€on€earthlyÐ \ø Ðthings€that€we€are€no€heavenly€good.€€We€must€make€a€conscious,€disciplined€effort€to€walk€after€theÐ Hä Ðspirit€in€the€power€of€the€Spirit.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòGalatians€5:16„17óó:Ð 4 Ð ÐÌà8  à16€òòThisóó€I€say€then,€Walk€in€the€Spirit,€and€ye€shall€not€fulfil€the€lust€of€the€flesh.€€17Ð  "¨ ÐFor€the€flesh€lusteth€against€the€Spirit,€and€the€Spirit€against€the€flesh:€and€these€areÐ ø"” Ðcontrary€the€one€to€the€other:€so€that€ye€cannot€do€the€things€that€ye€would.€òòGalatiansÐ ä#€  Ð5:16„17óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèl#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€reason€that€we€walk€in€the€flesh€rather€than€the€spirit€is€that€we€are€not€willing€to€crucify€ourÐ ¨&D # Ðflesh.€€According€to€òòRomans€12:1„2óó,€it€is€not€unreasonable€that€God€would€ask€us€to€live€holy€lives.€Ð ”'0!$ ÐAgain,€God€says€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòRomans€12:1„2óó:Ð €("% ÐÌà8  àI€beseech€you€therefore,€brethren,€by€the€mercies€of€God,€that€ye€present€your€bodiesÐ X*ô#' Ða€living€sacrifice,€holy,€acceptable€unto€God,€òòwhich€isóó€your€reasonable€service.€2€AndÐ D+à$( Ðbe€not€conformed€to€this€world:€but€be€ye€transformed€by€the€renewing€of€your€mind,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðthat€ye€may€prove€what€òòisóó€that€good,€and€acceptable,€and€perfect,€will€of€God.Ð d ÐòòRomans€12:1„2óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèoo#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐPìÐ Ð  ÐÌAre€you€having€trouble€determining€what€the€perfect€will€of€God€is€for€your€life?€€Think€on€that.€GodÐ ( Ä Ðsays€that€we€are€to€be€renewed€in€our€minds.€€The€only€way€that€can€happen€is€that€we€first€of€all€beÐ  ° Ðpermanently€indwelt€by€the€Holy€Ghost€through€salvation.€€Then€we€must€yield€to€the€leading€of€theÐ  œ ÐHoly€Ghost.€€We€should€ask€for€a€daily€infilling€of€the€Holy€Ghost.€€If€we€will€allow€the€Holy€GhostÐ ì ˆ Ðto€renew€our€minds€on€a€daily€basis,€then€we€will€not€walk€after€the€vain€ways€of€those€dead€in€theirÐ Ø t Ðtrespasses€and€sins.€According€to€òòEphesians€4:17„24óó,€when€we€walk€after€the€flesh€in€our€minds€weÐ Ä ` Ðlose€our€spiritual€discernment€because€our€understanding€is€darkened.€€The€Bible€says€in€Ó<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓòòEphesiansÐ °L  Ð4:17„24óó:Ð œ8  ÐÌà8  à17€This€I€say€therefore,€and€testify€in€the€Lord,€that€ye€henceforth€walk€not€as€otherÐ t  ÐGentiles€walk,€in€the€vanity€of€their€mind,€18€Having€the€understanding€darkened,Ð `ü  Ðbeing€alienated€from€the€life€of€God€through€the€ignorance€that€is€in€them,€becauseÐ Lè  Ðof€the€blindness€of€their€heart:€€19€Who€being€past€feeling€have€given€themselvesÐ 8Ô  Ðover€unto€lasciviousness,€to€work€all€uncleanness€with€greediness.€20€But€ye€have€notÐ $À Ðso€learned€Christ;€21€If€so€be€that€ye€have€heard€him,€and€have€been€taught€by€him,Ð ¬ Ðas€the€truth€is€in€Jesus:€22€That€ye€put€off€concerning€the€former€conversation€the€oldÐ ü˜ Ðman,€which€is€corrupt€according€to€the€deceitful€lusts;€23€And€be€renewed€in€theÐ è„ Ðspirit€of€your€mind;€24€And€that€ye€put€on€the€new€man,€which€after€God€is€createdÐ Ôp Ðin€righteousness€and€true€holiness.€òòEphesians€4:17„24óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèès#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÀ\Ð Ð  ÐÌAs€Christians,€we€will€never€have€peace€of€mind€if€we€do€not€turn€our€minds€over€to€the€Holy€GhostÐ ˜4 Ðthat€He€might€make€us€holy.€€If€we€will€discipline€our€minds€to€be€stayed€upon€Christ,€God€will€giveÐ „  Ðus€perfect€peace.€€Our€Bible€says€in€òòIsaiah€26:3óó:€ð ðThou€wilt€keep€òòhimóó€in€perfect€peace,€òòwhoseóó€mindÐ p  Ðòòisóó€stayed€òòon€theeóó:€because€he€trusteth€in€theeðð.€Are€you€stayed€upon€Jehovah?Ð \ø ÐWhen€we€become€Christians€we€should€have€a€limited€fellowship.€€The€Bible€says€in€òò2€CorinthiansÐ Hä Ð6:14„15óó:€Ð 4 Ð ÐÌà8  à14€Be€ye€not€unequally€yoked€together€with€unbelievers:€for€what€fellowship€hathÐ  "¨ Ðrighteousness€with€unrighteousness?€and€what€communion€hath€light€with€darkness?Ð ø"” Ð15€And€what€concord€hath€Christ€with€Belial?€or€what€part€hath€he€that€believethÐ ä#€  Ðwith€an€infidel?€òò2€Corinthians€6:14„15óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè{#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌTherefore,€there€will€be€some€old€friends€that€we€will€have€to€part€company€with.€€That€also€meansÐ ¨&D # 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Ðstronger€message€than€the€words€themselves.€€Consider€this.€€I€can€hear€a€song€played,€anticipate€theÐ ˜'4!$ Ðnext€note,€hum€the€melody€and€not€even€remember€most€of€the€words.€€Selah!à8 @ò àÔ#†XèèXXXèèÁ#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ „( "% ÐNow,€what€about€television€and€movie€viewing€and€the€internet?€€There€is€not€one€whit€of€anythingÐ p) #& Ðcoming€out€of€Hollywood€today€that€is€fit€for€a€Christian€to€watch.€€Most€of€the€programing€thatÐ \*ø#' Ðcomes€through€the€airwaves€and€cable€to€our€televisions€is€unfit€for€Christian€viewing.€€TheÐ H+ä$( Ðtelevision€and€movie€theaters€are€being€used€to€destroy€the€testimony€and€spiritual€power€ofÐ 4,Ð%) ÐChristians€who€feed€themselves€a€constant€diet€of€them.€€The€television€and€movie€theaters€are€beingÐ d Ðused€by€the€devil€to€spiritually€dumb€down€Christians.€€These€dark€devices€are€being€used€to€destroyÐ Pì Ðthe€spiritual€discernment€of€Christians€because€they€are€being€desensitized€by€a€constant€barrage€ofÐ <Ø Ðmoral€depravity€including€sexual€perversion€from€the€sodomites,€violence,€filthy€language,Ð ( Ä Ðfornication€and€adultery,€abortion,€murder,€etc.€€There€is€a€never€ending€stream€of€God€hating,Ð  ° ÐChristian€bashing,€and€Christ€rejecting€propaganda€and€lies€spewing€forth€from€these€cesspools€ofÐ  œ Ðiniquity.€Even€the€so€called€€ð ðnewsðð€shows€take€every€opportunity€they€can€to€put€nakedness,€filth,Ð ì ˆ Ðand€sodomy€before€our€eyes.€€God€help€us.€€Most€Christians€would€be€better€off€if€they€tossed€theÐ Ø t Ðtelevision€out€the€front€door.€€Perhaps€the€greatest€evil€of€television€and€movies€is€that€they€take€awayÐ Ä ` Ðfrom€the€time€that€belongs€to€God€and€family.€€When€Christians€ought€to€be€studying€the€BibleÐ °L  Ðtogether,€praying€together,€and€working€and€worshipping€together€through€the€church€of€the€livingÐ œ8  ÐGod,€they€are€plopped€down€in€front€of€a€television€or€movie€ingesting€spiritual€cyanide.€€TheseÐ ˆ$  Ðthings€keep€the€Christian€from€redeeming€the€time€(òòEphesians€5:16óó)€One€of€the€greatest€evils€for€theÐ t  ÐAmerican€male€is€the€television€sports€show.€€One€of€the€greatest€evils€for€the€American€woman€isÐ `ü  Ðthe€television€soap€opera.€€Ô#†XèèXX9XèèÃ#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔThe€internet€has€run€rampant€with€sodomy€and€pornography.€€MarriagesÐ Lè  Ðhave€been€and€continue€to€be€destroyed€through€X€rated€chat€rooms.€The€internet€is€being€used€toÐ 8Ô  Ðpromote€false€religions€and€doctrine.€€The€Christian€must€be€very€careful€what€internet€ð ðChristianððÐ $À Ðsites€they€visit.€€There€are€some€very€powerful€tools€on€the€internet€for€Christians,€but€the€key€to€theirÐ ¬ Ðuse€is€spiritual€discernment.€€Most€Christians€would€be€much€better€off€if€they€did€not€even€have€aÐ ü˜ Ðcomputer.Ð è„ ÐThe€first€indication€of€the€importance€of€separation€is€given€in€òòGenesis€13óó€where€we€see€the€story€ofÐ Ôp ÐLot€and€Abraham.€€Abraham€separated€himself€from€Lot€and€from€the€temptations€of€Sodom€whereÐ À\ Ðwe€see€that€Lot€pitched€his€tent€toward€Sodom€and€Abraham€built€an€altar€unto€the€Lord€in€HebronÐ ¬H Ðon€the€plain€of€Mamre.€€Abrahamððs€action€was€one€that€honored€God.€€Lotððs€action€honored€theÐ ˜4 Ðworld.€€Lot€payed€a€price€for€his€involvement€in€the€snares€of€this€world.€€We€learn€in€òò2€Peter€2:7„8óó:Ð „  ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜ‹X?Óà8  à7€And€delivered€just€Lot,€vexed€with€the€filthy€conversation€of€the€wicked:€8€(ForÐ \ø Ðthat€righteous€man€dwelling€among€them,€in€seeing€and€hearing,€vexed€òòhisóó€righteousÐ Hä Ðsoul€from€day€to€day€with€òòtheiróó€unlawful€deeds;)€òò2€Peter€2:7„8óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèËË#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ4 ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌI€was€really€surprised€to€learn€in€òò2€Peteróó€that€Lot€was€a€righteous€man.€€All€information€given€inÐ  "¨ ÐGenesis€would€lead€most€to€believe€that€he€was€lost.€€Lot€is€a€type€of€the€worldly€believer.€Just€asÐ ø"” ÐLot€vexed€his€righteous€soul,€Christians€that€will€not€practice€separation€are€not€going€to€have€anyÐ ä#€  Ðpeace€of€mind€as€long€as€the€Holy€Ghost€is€in€the€ministry€of€conviction.€€The€source€of€all€theÐ Ð$l! Ðmisery€of€the€nation€of€Israel€was€their€failure€to€obey€the€commandment€of€the€Lord€not€to€mix€withÐ ¼%X" Ðthe€heathen€of€the€lands€that€they€were€going€into.€€This€commandment€and€admonishment€was€oftenÐ ¨&D # Ðrepeated.€€We€see€it€repeated€in€òòExodus€34:10„17,€Deuteronomy€12:29„32,€óóand€òò2€Kings€17:9„23óó.€€Ð ”'0!$ ÐGodððs€children€are€to€remain€separated€from€this€world.Ð €("% ÐWe€are€told€why€we€should€remain€separated€as€a€people€in€òò1€Peter€2:9„12óó:Ð l)#& ÐÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?ÓÌà8  à9€But€ye€òòareóó€a€chosen€generation,€a€royal€priesthood,€an€holy€nation,€a€peculiarÐ D+à$( Ðpeople;€that€ye€should€shew€forth€the€praises€of€him€who€hath€called€you€out€ofÐ 0,Ì%) Ðdarkness€into€his€marvellous€light:€€10€Which€in€time€past€òòwereóó€not€a€people,€but€òòareóóÐ d Ðnow€the€people€of€God:€which€had€not€obtained€mercy,€but€now€have€obtained€mercy.Ð Pì Ð11€Dearly€beloved,€I€beseech€òòyouóó€as€strangers€and€pilgrims,€abstain€from€fleshly€lusts,Ð <Ø Ðwhich€war€against€the€soul;€12€Having€your€conversation€honest€among€the€Gentiles:Ð ( Ä Ðthat,€whereas€they€speak€against€you€as€evildoers,€they€may€by€òòyouróó€good€works,Ð  ° Ðwhich€they€shall€behold,€glorify€God€in€the€day€of€visitation.€òò1€Peter€2:9„12óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè6Ò#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ œÐ Ð  ÐÌà@áá ìàò òDOCTRINAL€Ô_ÔSEPARATIONó óÔ_ÔˆÐ Ø t ÐÌDoctrinal€separation€is€that€separation€that€comes€about€based€upon€parting€company€with€those€thatÐ °L  Ðteach€false€doctrine.€€Might€I€also€say€that€which€Bible€version€is€used€is€the€strongest€doctrinalÐ œ8  Ðseparation€issue.€€The€King€James€Bible€is€the€Bible€that€God€has€ordained€for€English€speakingÐ ˆ$  Ðpeoples.€All€other€versions€are€perversions.€€The€Bible€version€issue€is€a€topic€unto€itself€that€we€willÐ t  Ðdiscuss€later.€€€Ð `ü  ÐThe€word€ð ðdoctrine€is€mentioned€51€times€in€our€Bible.€The€word€ð ðdoctrinesðð€is€mentioned€5€timesÐ Lè  Ðin€our€Bible.€Doctrine€is€connected€to€Biblical€unity€in€òòEphesians€4:11„15óó€where€we€have:€Ð 8Ô  ÐÌÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜŒX<Óà8  à11€And€he€gave€some,€apostles;€and€some,€prophets;€and€some,€evangelists;€andÐ ¬ Ðsome,€pastors€and€teachers;€12€For€the€perfecting€of€the€saints,€for€the€work€of€theÐ ü˜ Ðministry,€for€the€edifying€of€the€body€of€Christ:€13€Till€we€all€come€in€the€unity€of€theÐ è„ Ðfaith,€and€of€the€knowledge€of€the€Son€of€God,€unto€a€perfect€man,€unto€the€measureÐ Ôp Ðof€the€stature€of€the€fulness€of€Christ:€€€14€That€we€òòhenceforthóó€be€no€more€children,Ð À\ Ðtossed€to€and€fro,€and€carried€about€with€every€wind€of€doctrine,€by€the€sleight€ofÐ ¬H Ðmen,€òòandóó€cunning€craftiness,€whereby€they€lie€in€wait€to€deceive;€15€But€speaking€theÐ ˜4 Ðtruth€in€love,€may€grow€up€into€him€in€all€things,€which€is€the€head,€òòevenóó€Christ:Ð „  ÐòòEphesians€4:11„15óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè)Ú#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€Ðp Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€basis€of€doctrinal€separation€must€be€the€Bible€and€not€church€tradition.€For€the€Christian€whoÐ Hä Ðis€obedient€to€the€word€of€God,€there€is€no€unity€in€diversity.€€True€Biblical€unity€can€only€exist€inÐ 4 Ð ÐBiblical€truth.€€Biblical€truth€defines€and€sets€the€boundaries€of€pure€doctrine.€€Biblical€truth€sets€theÐ  !¼ Ðbounds€for€fellowship€and€separation.€€We,€as€Bible€believing€Baptists,€cannot€fellowship€with,€orÐ  "¨ Ðconduct€joint€ventures€with,€Mormons,€Reformed€Churches,€Presbyterians,€Lutherans,€Methodists,Ð ø"” ÐPentecostals,€Churches€of€Christ,€Jehovah€Witnesses,€unitarians,€Roman€Catholics,€Seventh€DayÐ ä#€  ÐAdventists,€Episcopalians,€Anglicans,€Mennonites,€Christian€Churches,€Holiness€Churches,€EasternÐ Ð$l! ÐOrthodox€Churches,€Christian€Science,€Masons,€and€etc.€All€these€groups€hold€to€false€doctrines€thatÐ ¼%X" Ðare€contrary€to€what€the€Bible€teaches.€€Ð ¨&D # ÐA€partial€list€of€the€false€doctrines€held€by€these€groups€would€include:€infant€baptism,€baptismalÐ ”'0!$ Ðregeneration,€baptism€by€sprinkling,€transubstantiation€(Catholics),€consubstantiation€(Lutherans€andÐ €("% ÐAnglicans),€Calvinism,€Arminianism€(can€lose€salvation),€universal€salvation,€soul€sleep,Ð l)#& Ðinvestigative€judgement,€Sabbath€keeping€required,€sinless€perfection,€tongues€abuses,€womenÐ X*ô#' Ðpreachers,€prayers€to€and€for€the€dead,€purgatory,€no€eternally€burning€hell,€prayers€to€the€saints,Ð D+à$( Ðprayers€to€Mary,€Mary€worship,€Mary€as€co„redeemer€and€co„intercessor,€the€immaculate€conception,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðthe€assumption€of€Mary,€priesthood€(celibate,€non„celibate,€Melchizedek,€Aaronic),€veneration€ofÐ d Ðrelics,€use€of€icons€(idols),€sacramental€salvation,€Pope€is€Vicar€of€Christ,€Holy€Spirit€is€not€God,Ð Pì ÐJesus€is€not€God,€Lucifer€is€the€brother€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€ordaining€of€sodomites,€salvationÐ <Ø Ðis€by€grace€plus€works,€indulgences,€penance,€modern€Bible€perversions,€holy€laughter,€holy€ghostÐ ( Ä Ðglue,€blood€of€Christ€cannot€atone€for€certain€sins,€wives€will€be€given€and€taken€in€heaven,€all€willÐ  ° Ðbe€saved,€etc.,€and€etc.€€All€of€these€false€doctrines€are€heresy.€€Our€King€James€Bible€says€in€òòTitusÐ  œ Ð3:10„11óó:€Ð ì ˆ ÐÌà8  à10€A€man€that€is€an€heretick€after€the€first€and€second€admonition€reject;€11€KnowingÐ Ä ` Ðthat€he€that€is€such€is€subverted,€and€sinneth,€being€condemned€of€himself.€òòTitusÐ °L  Ð3:10„11óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèŸá#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€€Ðœ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌOur€Bible€says€in€òòEphesians€5:11„12óó:Ð t  ÐÌà8  à11€And€have€no€fellowship€with€the€unfruitful€works€of€darkness,€but€rather€reproveÐ Lè  Ðòòthemóó.€12€For€it€is€a€shame€even€to€speak€of€those€things€which€are€done€of€them€inÐ 8Ô  Ðsecret.€òòEphesians€5:11„12óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèžì#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌAmong€all€these€apostate€denominations€are€individuals€who€do€not€believe€in€the€virgin€birth,€theÐ ü˜ Ðresurrection€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€the€truth€of€the€first€five€books€of€the€Bible,€the€deity€of€theÐ è„ ÐLord€Jesus€Christ,€etc.Ð Ôp ÐThe€sad€fact€is€that€the€majority€of€ð ðBaptistðð€churches€are€apostate.€€They€hold€to€doctrines€that€areÐ À\ Ðblatantly€opposed€to€sound€Biblical€doctrine.€€Their€teachers€and€preachers€will€not€make€a€standÐ ¬H Ðagainst€sin€and€worldliness.€€They€will€not€preach€repentance€or€hell.€€Easy€believeism€has€run€amok.Ð ˜4 ÐThey€are€opposed€to€Biblical€separation€because€it€would€not€be€ð ðseeker€friendlyðð.€€Their€music€reeksÐ „  Ðof€the€filthiness€of€the€flesh€and€the€world.€€Most€Baptist€churches€hold€to€any€Bible€but€the€KingÐ p  ÐJames€Bible.€These€ð ðBaptistsðð€are€being€spiritually€dumbed€down€by€their€modern€Bible€perversionsÐ \ø Ðand€their€worldly€music€programs.€€Folks,€the€selection€of€Bible€versions€and€music€applies€to€theÐ Hä Ðdoctrine€of€separation.€Come€dressed€they€way€you€are€is€the€order€of€the€day.€€ð ðBaptistðð€churchesÐ 4 Ð Ðare€ordaining€women€pastors,€women€deacons,€and€sodomites.€€€Most€Baptists€are€in€severe€need€ofÐ  !¼ Ðan€otologist€to€treat€the€sores€that€have€come€up€on€their€ears€because€of€itching€ears.€They€will€notÐ  "¨ Ðendure€sound€doctrine.€€Our€Bible€says€in€òò2€Timothy€4:3„4óó:€Ð ø"” ÐÌà8  à3€For€the€time€will€come€when€they€will€not€endure€sound€doctrine;€but€after€theirÐ Ð$l! Ðown€lusts€shall€they€heap€to€themselves€teachers,€having€itching€ears;€4€And€theyÐ ¼%X" Ðshall€turn€away€òòtheiróó€ears€from€the€truth,€and€shall€be€turned€unto€fables.€òò2€TimothyÐ ¨&D # Ð4:3„4óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèCî#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔД'0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Baptist€byword€for€today€is€ò òCOMPROMISE€ó óand€has€been€for€a€very€long€time.€The€exampleÐ l)#& Ðthat€I€am€about€to€quote€is€from€2004,€but€we€are€in€2026€now.€It€is€much€worse€now.€For€example,Ð \*ø#' ÐI€quote€the€following€from€the€Friday€Church€News€Notes€(David€Cloud):Ð H+ä$( ÐÐ 4,Ð%) Ðà8  àð ðSpeaking€at€the€Southern€Baptist€Convention's€annual€meeting€in€June€2004,€SBCÐ d ÐPresident€Morris€Chapman€warned€against€"separatism."€In€his€message€"TheÐ Pì ÐFundamentals€of€Cooperating€Conservatives,"€he€said:€"There's€a€road€wrongly€takenÐ <Ø Ðby€many€on€our€left,€the€road€of€liberalism.€But€there€is€also€a€road€wrongly€taken€byÐ ( Ä Ðmany€others€on€our€right€side.€It€may€not€be€as€treacherous€as€the€road€of€liberalism,Ð  ° Ðbut€it€is€just€as€disabling€to€the€Convention.€What€is€this€road?€It€is€the€road€ofÐ  œ Ðseparatism€ð!ð€an€ecclesiastical€methodology€that€devalues€cooperation€in€favor€ofÐ ì ˆ Ðhyper€independence.€In€the€past,€we€have€avoided€this€road€as€fervently€as€the€roadÐ Ø t Ðon€the€left.€If€Southern€Baptists€steer€too€sharply€toward€the€right,€we€will€end€up€onÐ Ä ` Ðthe€road€of€separatism.€Southern€Baptists€have€never€embraced€the€methodologies€ofÐ °L  Ðseparatism.ðð€€Ðœ8 Ð Ð  ÐÌHere€we€have€the€leader€of€one€of€the€largest€denominational€churches€in€America€denying€one€ofÐ t  Ðthe€major€doctrines€of€the€faith.€€Separation€is€a€Biblical€commandment€that€is€as€old€as€Godððs€ordersÐ `ü  Ðto€Israel€not€to€mix€with€the€inhabitants€of€the€Promised€Land€lest€they€should€become€a€partaker€ofÐ Lè  Ðtheir€idolatry€and€other€wicked€deeds.Ð 8Ô  ÐÌÑ  ÑÓ<(Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ÜÜ‹X<ÓM.€H.€Reynolds€said:€Ð ¬ ÐÌà8  àSome€of€the€disturbing€changes€which€are€taking€place€in€the€lives€and€ministries€ofÐ è„ Ðmany€Christian€leaders€and€organizations€are€(1)€a€changed€attitude€in€work€andÐ Ôp Ðworship,€one€of€irreverence,€lightness€and€frivolity;€an€increasing€emphasis€onÐ À\ Ð"clowns"€to€amuse€rather€than€"crowns"€to€be€won:€(2)€a€changed€attitude€toward€theÐ ¬H Ðimportance€of€sound€doctrine€where€fellowship€becomes€paramount€and€correctÐ ˜4 Ðdoctrine€takes€a€back€seat;€(3)€a€changed€position€in€theological€matters,€one€whichÐ „  Ðmay€be€described€as€"flexible"€rather€than€"fixed"€„„€with€such€a€flexible€position,Ð p  Ðfurther€changes€come€thick€and€fast;€(4)€a€changed€emphasis€in€ministry,€one€whichÐ \ø Ðendeavors€to€"build€bridges"€into€the€camp€of€the€enemy€rather€than€to€"build€walls"Ð Hä Ðto€protect€the€sheep€from€the€wolves;€(5)€a€changed€scale€of€values€which€extolsÐ 4 Ð Ðquantity€rather€than€quality.€Following€this€policy,€some€very€impressive€programs,Ð  !¼ Ðlacking€a€solid,€biblical€foundation€will€inevitably€be€"blown€about€with€every€windÐ  "¨ Ðof€doctrine,"€leaving€the€door€open€for€even€further€and€more€drastic€changes€in€theÐ ø"” Ðfuture.Ðä#€ Ð Ð  ÐÑ  ÑÌDoctrinal€separation€by€Biblical€definition€must€€not€be€based€on€the€persons€of€men€(òò1€CorinthiansÐ ¼%X" Ð1:12„13óó),€matters€of€Christian€liberty€(òòRomans€14:1„5óó),€and€human€conflict€(òòPhilippians€4:2óó).€Ð ¨&D # ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜ‹X?Ó12€Now€this€I€say,€that€every€one€of€you€saith,€I€am€of€Paul;€and€I€of€Apollos;€and€IÐ €("% Ðof€Cephas;€and€I€of€Christ.€13€Is€Christ€divided?€€was€Paul€crucified€for€you?€or€wereÐ l)#& Ðye€baptized€in€the€name€of€Paul?€òò1€Corinthians€1:12„13óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè8ö#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐX*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?ÓHim€that€is€weak€in€the€faith€receive€ye,€òòbutóó€not€to€doubtful€disputations.€€2€For€oneÐ 0,Ì%) Ðbelieveth€that€he€may€eat€all€things:€another,€who€is€weak,€eateth€herbs.€3€Let€not€himÐ d Ðthat€eateth€despise€him€that€eateth€not;€and€let€not€him€which€eateth€not€judge€himÐ Pì Ðthat€eateth:€for€God€hath€received€him.€4€Who€art€thou€that€judgest€another€manððsÐ <Ø Ðservant?€to€his€own€master€he€standeth€or€falleth.€Yea,€he€shall€be€holden€up:€for€GodÐ ( Ä Ðis€able€to€make€him€stand.€5€One€man€esteemeth€one€day€above€another:€€anotherÐ  ° Ðesteemeth€every€day€òòalikeóó.€Let€every€man€be€fully€persuaded€in€his€own€mind.Ð  œ ÐòòRomans€14:1„5óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè+#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€€Ðì ˆÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó2€I€beseech€Euodias,€and€beseech€Syntyche,€that€they€be€of€the€same€mind€in€theÐ Ä ` ÐLord.€òòPhilippians€4:2óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÎ #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔаL Ð Ð  ÐÌAs€the€ecumenical€movement€pushes€toward€the€ð ðone€worldðð€church,€we€ò òmustó ó€ò ònotó ó€become€ensnaredÐ ˆ$  Ðin€its€clutches€because€they€are€as€wicked€as€hell€and€in€fact€are€straight€out€of€the€pits€of€hell.€€TheÐ x  Ðecumenical€movement€is€the€child€of€Satan.€€The€word€ecumenical€means€òòuniversalóó.€€Does€that€ringÐ d  Ða€bell?€€It€should€because€òòCatholicóó€òòalsoóó€òòmeansóó€òòuniversalóó!€€We€are€instructed€€in€òòRomans€16:17,€€2Ð Pì  ÐJohn€8„11,€€Revelation€2:2,€óóand€òòRevelation€17óó€to€separate€based€upon€doctrine.Ð <Ø  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó17€Now€I€beseech€you,€brethren,€mark€them€which€cause€divisions€and€offencesÐ ° Ðcontrary€to€the€doctrine€which€ye€have€learned;€and€avoid€them.€òòRomans€16:17óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèü #ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔМРР ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó8€Look€to€yourselves,€that€we€lose€not€those€things€which€we€have€wrought,€but€thatÐ Øt Ðwe€receive€a€full€reward.€€9€Whosoever€transgresseth,€and€abideth€not€in€the€doctrineÐ Ä` Ðof€Christ,€hath€not€God.€He€that€abideth€in€the€doctrine€of€Christ,€he€hath€both€theÐ °L ÐFather€and€the€Son.€10€If€there€come€any€unto€you,€and€bring€not€this€doctrine,Ð œ8 Ðreceive€him€not€into€òòyouróó€house,€neither€bid€him€God€speed:€11€For€he€that€biddethÐ ˆ$ Ðhim€God€speed€is€partaker€of€his€evil€deeds.€òò2€John€8„11óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÖ#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐtÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó2€I€know€thy€works,€and€thy€labour,€and€thy€patience,€and€how€thou€canst€not€bearÐ Lè Ðthem€which€are€evil:€and€thou€hast€tried€them€which€say€they€are€apostles,€and€areÐ 8 Ô Ðnot,€and€hast€found€them€liars:€òòRevelation€2:2óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÍ#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ$!ÀÐ Ð  ÐÌI€included€òòRevelation€17óó€because€it€is€about€a€religious€Babylon€at€war€with€the€Lamb€Of€God.€€ManyÐ ü"˜ Ðof€those€in€the€ecumenical€movement€will€use€òòRomans€16:17óó€to€accuse€any€who€would€stand€forÐ è#„  Ðdoctrinal€separation€of€causing€division.€€The€problem€is€that€they€mark€us€for€causing€division.€Ð Ô$p! ÐHowever,€they€cannot€mark€us€for€offenses€contrary€to€Biblical€doctrine€which€is€the€qualificationÐ À%\" Ðfor€marking€.€€We€can€only€be€marked€for€standing€for€Biblical€truth€which€ultimately€means€that€weÐ ¬&H # Ðmust€stand€apart.€€Thank€you€Lord!€€Paul€compares€the€final€state€of€those€who€are€marked€accordingÐ ˜'4!$ Ðto€sound€doctrine€and€those€who€are€marked€according€to€false€doctrine€in€òòPhilippians€3:17„20óó:Ð „( "% ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à17€Brethren,€be€followers€together€of€me,€and€mark€them€which€walk€so€as€ye€haveÐ \*ø#' Ðus€for€an€ensample.€18€(For€many€walk,€of€whom€I€have€told€you€often,€and€now€tellÐ H+ä$( Ðyou€even€weeping,€òòthat€they€areóó€the€enemies€of€the€cross€of€Christ:€19€Whose€end€òòisóóÐ 4,Ð%) Ðdestruction,€whose€God€òòis€theiróó€belly,€and€òòwhoseóó€glory€òòisóó€in€their€shame,€who€mindÐ d Ðearthly€things.)€20€For€our€conversation€is€in€heaven;€from€whence€also€we€look€forÐ Pì Ðthe€Saviour,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ:€€òòPhilippians€3:17„20óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè{#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ<ØÐ Ð  ÐÌThis€makes€it€very€clear€that€we€are€to€separate€on€the€basis€of€doctrine€especially€when€consideredÐ  ° Ðin€light€of€Romans€16:17.€€Both€the€false€prophets€and€the€brethren€who€walk€according€to€soundÐ  œ Ðdoctrine€are€to€be€marked.€€That€is,€they€are€to€be€separated.€€Paul€feared€false€doctrine.€€He€said€inÐ ì ˆ Ðòò2€Corinthians€11:3„4óó:Ð Ø t ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à3€But€I€fear,€lest€by€any€means,€as€the€serpent€beguiled€Eve€through€his€subtilty,€soÐ °L  Ðyour€minds€should€be€corrupted€from€the€simplicity€that€is€in€Christ.€4€For€if€he€thatÐ œ8  Ðcometh€preacheth€another€Jesus,€whom€we€have€not€preached,€or€òòifóó€ye€receive€anotherÐ ˆ$  Ðspirit,€which€ye€have€not€received,€or€another€gospel,€which€ye€have€not€accepted,€yeÐ t  Ðmight€well€bear€with€òòhimóó.€òò2€Corinthians€11:3„4óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÓ#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔ€Ð`ü Ð Ð  ÐÌConsider€Paulððs€fear€and€ponder€this€question€for€a€few€minutes:€ð ðWhat€is€more€important;€doctrineÐ 8Ô  Ðor€salvation?ðð.€The€doctrine€of€salvation€is€the€most€frequently€perverted€Bible€doctrine.€€Ð $À ÐÌà@óó ìàò òPRACTICAL€Ô_ÔSEPARATIONó óÔ_ԈРü˜ ÐÌOur€concluding€topic€in€this€study€is€the€subject€of€practical€separation.€€Practical€separation€is€theÐ Ôp Ðuse€of€church€discipline€to€separate€ourselves€from€that€Christian€brother€or€sister€who€will€not€walk€Ð À\ Ðaccording€to€the€teachings€of€the€Bible.€€We€are€to€put€that€Christian€that€is€in€open€rebellion€out€ofÐ ¬H Ðour€congregation€if€they€will€not€obey€the€plain€teaching€of€the€Bible.€€This€type€of€discipline€is€notÐ ˜4 Ðto€be€used€to€punish€a€Christian€who€occasionally€falls€short.€€Remember€what€the€Bible€says€inÐ „  ÐòòGalatians€6:1óó:Ð p  ÐÌà8  à1€Brethren,€if€a€man€be€overtaken€in€a€fault,€ye€which€are€spiritual,€restore€such€anÐ Hä Ðone€in€the€spirit€of€meekness;€considering€thyself,€lest€thou€also€be€tempted.Ð 4 Ð ÐòòGalatians€6:1óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€discipline€that€we€refer€to€in€practical€separation€is€that€described€in€òò1€Corinthians€5:11„13,€2Ð ø"” ÐThessalonians€3:6,€óóand€òò1€Timothy€6:3„5óó.Ð ä#€  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó11€But€now€I€have€written€unto€you€not€to€keep€company,€if€any€man€that€is€calledÐ ¼%X" Ða€brother€be€a€fornicator,€or€covetous,€or€an€idolater,€or€a€railer,€or€a€drunkard,€or€anÐ ¨&D # Ðextortioner;€with€such€an€one€no€not€to€eat.€12€For€what€have€I€to€do€to€judge€themÐ ”'0!$ Ðalso€that€are€without?€do€not€ye€judge€them€that€are€within?€€13€But€them€that€areÐ €("% Ðwithout€God€judgeth.€Therefore€put€away€from€among€yourselves€that€wicked€person.Ð l)#& Ðòò1€Corinthians€5:11„13óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèè3##ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐX*ô#'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó6€Now€we€command€you,€brethren,€in€the€name€of€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€that€yeÐ 0,Ì%) Ðwithdraw€yourselves€from€every€brother€that€walketh€disorderly,€and€not€after€theÐ d Ðtradition€which€he€received€of€us.€òò2€Thessalonians€3:6óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèÇ&#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐPìÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Ó3€If€any€man€teach€otherwise,€and€consent€not€to€wholesome€words,€òòevenóó€the€wordsÐ ( Ä Ðof€our€Lord€Jesus€Christ,€and€to€the€doctrine€which€is€according€to€godliness;€4€HeÐ  ° Ðis€proud,€knowing€nothing,€but€doting€about€questions€and€strifes€of€words,€whereofÐ  œ Ðcometh€envy,€strife,€railings,€evil€surmisings,€€€5€Perverse€disputings€of€men€ofÐ ì ˆ Ðcorrupt€minds,€and€destitute€of€the€truth,€supposing€that€gain€is€godliness:€from€suchÐ Ø t Ðwithdraw€thyself.€€òò1€Timothy€6:3„5óóÔ#†XèèXX9Xèèx(#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔà8ÀÐ Ð àÐÄ `ÀÀ ÐÌOur€Lord€and€Saviour€Jesus€Christ€prescribed€the€method€for€dealing€with€a€brother€that€would€notÐ œ8  Ðrepent€in€òòMatthew€18:15„18óó:Ð ˆ$  ÐÌÓ?+Ü Ü4Œ ä <”ìDœôL¤ü!ÜÜŒX?Óà8  à15€Moreover€if€thy€brother€shall€trespass€against€thee,€go€and€tell€him€his€faultÐ `ü  Ðbetween€thee€and€him€alone:€if€he€shall€hear€thee,€thou€hast€gained€thy€brother.€16Ð Lè  ÐBut€if€he€will€not€hear€òòthee,€thenóó€take€with€thee€one€or€two€more,€that€in€the€mouthÐ 8Ô  Ðof€two€or€three€witnesses€every€word€may€be€established.€17€And€if€he€shall€neglectÐ $À Ðto€hear€them,€tell€òòitóó€unto€the€church:€but€if€he€neglect€to€hear€the€church,€let€him€beÐ ¬ Ðunto€thee€as€an€heathen€man€and€a€publican.€18€Verily€I€say€unto€you,€Whatsoever€yeÐ ü˜ Ðshall€bind€on€earth€shall€be€bound€in€heaven:€and€whatsoever€ye€shall€loose€on€earthÐ è„ Ðshall€be€loosed€in€heaven.€òòMatthew€18:15„18óóÔ#†XèèXX9XèèY+#ÔÔ‡9XèèXXXèèÔÐÔpÐ Ð  ÐÌThat€is€the€Biblical€method€for€church€discipline.€€Ð ¬H ÐÌIt€is€my€sincere€prayer€that€this€study€has€helped€any€who€would€read€and€study€it€to€grow€in€theÐ „  Ðgrace€of€God.€€It€was€a€real€blessing€to€me€to€prepare€it.€Ô#†XèèXX9Xèèà/#Ô