Biblical Separation

Having laid the foundation of love, let me say that the Bible teaches separation from those who live in open sin and claim to be right with God. 1st Corinthians 5:11, “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.” If a person claims to be a homosexual Christian and proud of it, then we are to separate ourselves from that person, that they may be ashamed, for they are blaspheming (speaking evil) of the things of God.

2nd Thessalonians 3:6 and 14, “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. ... And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.”

We are to withdraw ourselves from establishing close relationships with people who disobey God's Word, who sinfully follow Roman Catholic or other heathen traditions instead of the Bible. Very few people in the world today believe and live by the Bible. Ironically, most people know some religious lingo and Christian teachings; but they are totally devoid of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (2nd Timothy 3:5). They have never truly been born-again by the Seed of God's Word (1st Peter 1:23), through faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:26), by the Spirit of God (John 1:12-13; Romans 8:9).

Unrepentant sinners are often quick to point out that Jesus was a friend of sinners (Matthew 11:19); but may I remind you that it was the wicked, self-righteous and phony religious, Pharisees who said that of Christ. It was the wicked Pharisees who called Jesus “a friend of publicans and sinners.” Certainly the Lord is a friend to all mankind, having paid our sin debt by going to Calvary; but never let it be said that our Lord with a close companion of riotous, defiant and lewd sinners.