You Really Can't Always Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Google Images It seems silly to say that a particular passage of Scripture is “interesting” since they all are. But at the risk of “silly” this morning’s reading is interesting (and necessary). And the end of 2 Corinthians 6, Paul warns his audience about the need to remove themselves from their old pattern of life as it has to do with idol worship. Traditionally the verse, “ Come out from them and be separate ” (6:17) is often applied to things like our relationships with people who are not believers. There are other passages that speak to that issue. Though this verse can be applied to relationships with unbelievers, Paul is actually warning the Corinthians that they can’t continue to worship idols and try to worship the true God at the same time. Here the emphasis is not separation from the people who don't know the Lord but separation from the practices of the people who do not know the Lord. As Chapter 7 begins, Paul says: “ Therefore, since we have these promises, dear fr...