Unequally Yoked

Are you influencing the world, or is it influencing you?

In this week’s lesson we focus on gaining a proper understanding of Biblical separation and challenging one another to seek intimate fellowship with God. We can not serve two masters! (Mat. 6:24)

Biblical separation is not about missed opportunities or settling for second best. It is not about striving for the fleeting approval of others, temporal worldly success, or shallow relationships that lack common spiritual grounds.

You see, Biblical separation is about embracing wonderful opportunities each day to pursue intimate fellowship with God by a relentless pursuit of holiness, Godly love, and dedication to spreading the good news of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Along the way, we will gain spiritual victories, live powerful Christian lives, and effectively minister to the lost world.

The greatest gift we can give to someone is the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and the greatest influence we can have is to lead someone to Christ and challenge them to seek an intimate relationship with Almighty God.

Can we actually entertain thoughts of a mighty and awesome God who want us to settle for anything less than His very best? “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11).

The entire resources of the Kingdom of God are at our disposal to glorify Him in this life – accomplish extraordinary things and impact the world. We should never settle for less by building alliances with unrighteousness, darkness, evil, idols, unbelievers, or pretenders of the truth.

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? {15} And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? {16} 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. {17} Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, {18} And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty” (2 Cor 6:14-18).

“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1).