Being Set Apart

Being Set Apart:

1Co 6:11 There was a time when some of you were just like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you. (NLT)

Heb 10:10 By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Being set apart is to be sanctified. When we follow Jesus we have been sanctified, set apart from the rest of the world as a special prize, a treasure, the bride of Christ, our Savior and King.
We are no longer part of this world of sin, hate and filth. We have been forgiven of ALL sin, filled with the agape love of Christ and have been made clean.
The Timeless-One has set us aside as His very own, as His very own people, strange and alien-like, that no longer belong here on this earth.

You are separated from earthly things to be connected with spiritual things.
You are separated from time to be connected with eternity.
You are separated from idols (things that are more important than getting to know Yeshuah Jesus) to be joined to the living God.
You are separated from sin to be united with Yeshuah Jesus.

2Co 6:17 Therefore, Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
14-18 Unequally yoked
2Co 6:14, 15 Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
What harmony can there be between Christ and the Devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? (NLT)

1Co 6:9-12 Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers—none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.
There was a time when some of you were just like that, but now your sins have been washed away, and you have been set apart for God. You have been made right with God because of what the Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God have done for you.
You may say, “I am allowed to do anything.“ But I reply, “Not everything is good for you. “And even though “I am allowed to do anything,“ I must not become a slave to anything. (NLT)

God wants us to be different, act different, live different, because we are different. We are set apart from everyone else. We are His.
If we act and talk like everyone else, then they are going to think we are just like them and we don't have anything they want.
We are not better than the world, but we are Children of the King of kings. We need to act like it.
If you don't think Yeshuah Jesus would say or do it, then don't.


Know who you are.
You, Me, Us, we are:

1. Children of God - 1 John 5:1
2. Heirs with Christ – Romans 8:17
3. His Special Treasure —Deu 7:6
4. We are His friend – John 15:15
5. We are His Bride – Rev 21:9, 10

Deu 7:6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Remember, you are special, you are set apart, and cherished as a priceless treasure. The Timeless-One has made you into a beautiful spotless bride, adorned in perfection. You, me, we are His.

Selah,

Pastor D W Riffe

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