14 Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,says the Lord Almighty.”
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
17 Therefore go out from their midst,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch no unclean thing;
then I will welcome you,
18 and I will be a father to you,
and you shall be sons and daughters to me,says the Lord Almighty.”
(II Corinthians 6)
Growing up, cowboy movies and shows (westerns) were big fare. One of the rules, we were told, is that the good guys always wore the white hats. Often it proved to be true, though never clear whether it was cause or effect. Being a follower of Christ should make us stand out as different from the world around us - not in a self-righteous "look at me" kind of way, but in that it is apparent that Christ lives within, and we walk with God day in and day out. There will be certain things we do and do not do because we understand the message being portrayed when we violate God's laws: we are attacking His very character; we are acting as if we are not His children; we live as if we have not been changed from within. May we allow God to show us today, through worship and His Word, ways in which we are not being those family pictures He wants to present...
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