Biblical Standards of Separation

"I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts." Psalm 119:63

I. GENERAL TEACHING: Phil. 2:15; I Peter 4:2

Ephesians 5:1-13

"uncleanness" / impurity of lust, luxurious and profligate living

"filthiness" / obscene

"foolish talking" / mwrologia / impious or godless and to teach or speak out

"jesting" / eutrapelia / 1X in N.T. / biffoonery, boorishness, Lit. "easily turned"

Not serious in right situations, foolish and quick witted or speaking lightly of

spiritual truths, fast with quips, wisecrack, scoff, etc.

II. CHALLENGE: I Kings 18

III. SPECIFIC PRINCIPLES: cf. Deut. 7:1-6; Neh. 13:23-25

*Personal choice not to marry outside of the will of God

2 Cor. 6:14 "unequally yoked together"/ eterozugouteV / Pres Act Ptc / from etero meaning the same nature or kind and zugouteV meaning joining or balances

2 Cor. 6:15 "concord" / sumfwnhsiV / agreement

2 Cor. 6:16 "agreement" / sugkataqesiV / joint deposit of votes! Approval, join up with!

2 Cor. 6:17 "separate" / aforisqete / mark off by boundaries, limit, exclude

"touch not" / aptesqe / Pres Imper / adhere or cling to

* Separate from idol worship and those that use idols

Cf. I Cor. 10:21-23; Mal. 2:11; Ex. 34:16

*Separate from all who are carnal

Cf. I Cor. 5:9-13; Psalm 26:4-5,9; Psalm 106:35

*Separate from the influences of the world system

Cf. James 4:4; Psalm 101:3

*Separate from disorderly brethren

Cf. 2 Thess. 3:6,11,14; I Cor. 5:11