“BE SEPARATE”

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1

1. BE SEPARATE. v. 14-16

- Unequally Yoked

- False Teachers

- Unbelieving Spouses

- Associating with Unbelievers

2. BE JOINED. v. 16-18

- God Moves

- We Respond

- We are Joined with Him

3. BE TRANSFORMED. v. 7:1

- We Have What is Better

- We Let Go of All Else

- We Worship God in Holiness

“No poison, therefore, is more dangerous than those allurements that encourage us in our sins. Let us, therefore, shun, not as the songs of the Sirens, but as the deadly bites of Satan the talk of profane persons when turning the judgement of God and reproofs of sins into matter of jest.” (John Calvin, Commentary on 1 Corinthians)

[9] I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people—[10] not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. [11] But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. [12] For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? [13] God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” (1 Corinthians 5:9–13 ESV)

[1] Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. (2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV)