17 Therefore, "Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."
I understand the point that Paul is making here, that we shouldn't surround ourselves with things that will bring us down......or walk us into a temptation position. But, I always try to operate under the mindset that the lost need a roadmap. And sometimes, the only Christ people see.....is me. (isn't that a SCARY thought) Jesus didn't separate himself from the "sick". He dove right in. He showed his anger for the "so-called" righteous. His love was reserved for the struggling....and the lost.
I'm not sure I'm fully on board with the separation idea.....but I understand the premise.
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just catching up with you today. I hear what you are saying about separation, I don't fully understand either. But I think it must be a warning to make sure you don't become the one being influenced.
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