Worldly Christians?

 

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (2 Cor 6:17)

This is our verse for separation from unbelievers. This is what we preach, and rightly so, to mean that a Christian cannot yoke up and run with the world and ungodly people. They shouldn't go into business with them, be entertained by them, or fellowship with them at all. The Bible teaches all the way through that they will turn the hearts of our children away from God. "How can two walk together except they be agreed?" The answer is that they cannot. Someone has to compromise in order for the two to walk together, and it isn't the sinner who does the compromising.

The message in this verse also plainly tells us that God will not yoke up with unclean people either. God will not receive anyone as long as they are living in a sinful lifestyle. Coming out and being separate precedes any fellowship with God. God will not walk in darkness, and furthermore He says that any man who claims that He does is a liar.

Doesn't seem strange that so many now claim that God does in fact yoke up and walk with sinners? Those who claim that all men are vile sinners, whether saved or not, are teaching that God does indeed yoke up with sinners, they are just saved sinners. Those who defend and make excuses and allowances for people who live in wicked lifestyles are teaching that God does yoke up with sin. Those who claim that worldly, carnal people are saved are also saying that God will yoke up with wickedness and the world. That is bringing God down pretty far, wouldn't you say?

This is what God says about the matter:

. . . for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousnes? and what communion hath light with darkness? (2 Cor 6:14)

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with and infidel? (2 Cor 6:15)

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (2 Cor 6:16)

God makes it very clear that He will not yoke up with sin - neither with anyone who is yoked up with sin. God will not walk with sinners and He will not walk with those who walk with sinners. But many want to provide a median for God to be yoked up to all the enemies of righteousness. That median is the people who claim to be saved and continue in sin, worldliness, and carnality. They have God by one hand and the world by the other, and in so doing they presume to have God joined to the world and sin. It is very convenient for them to do, because so many preachers will make provision for them as being "worldly Christians," or "carnal Christians." Both of these ridiculous inventions are contradictions in terms and contrary to every Bible teaching on worldliness and carnality. But preachers are more than willing - yea, they are anxious to accept such nonsense as the explanation for the wickedness they see sitting in the pews of their churches. But they will find out one day that God never yoked up with one sinner until he repented and turned from sin unto God. Many are going to realize too late the awful error they have made by trying to bring down Almighty God from His High and Holy position to a God that yokes up and walks with those who love sin and the enemies of righteousness.

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