Come out from among them and be separate
We are to separate ourselves from evil. We still love people in society. We just don’t take part in evil. However, Christians often get completely backwards.
Villans. In the Bible, there are many bad guys. In our day, bad guys often masquerade as professing Christian believers.
We are to separate ourselves from evil. We still love people in society. We just don’t take part in evil. However, Christians often get completely backwards.
In our day, many people, including some Christians want a lie instead of the truth. They reject everything associated with truth, such as facts and evidence, expertise and science.
[Adventures in Faith: England; 1992] In downtown Birmingham, I went into a public bathroom. I soon had to flee for my life.
A racist believes one particular race is superior to others. Some Christians tolerate and even celebrate racism. But the Bible forbids racism.
Some people are always raging out. They are to be avoided, not esteemed.
The LORD God forbade the kings from gathering great wealth. Or a great number of wives. However, most kings disobeyed these commands. They became the bad guys.
In the Bible, the word “wormwood” refers to water made bitter. Or to a corrupt political leader. Or to corrupt officials perverting justice.
In ancient Israel, lending was a way to help a fellow Israelite. Charging interest was forbidden. But in our day, Christian lenders go against this prohibition. And get rich from it.
In the course of world history, an evil antisemitic agenda repeats over and over again. In our day, professing Christians are often the worst of the worst when it comes to Antisemitism.