1. Grace Fellowship Church www.GraceDoctrine.org
Pastor/Teacher
Jim Rickard
Sunday,
July 27, 2008

2. 1 John Series
1 John 4:4,
The Indwelling Spirit.

3. Doctrine of the Church Age Believer as the Temple of God 1 Cor 3:16-17; 6:19-20; 2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21

5. D. 2 Cor 6:14-7:1 Don’t bind yourself to those who will drag you down, and separate from them if necessary!

6. “Bound together” HETEROZUGEO = yoked differently, unequally yoked or mismated.

7. 2 John 2:8, “Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward.”

8. Rev 3:11, “I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”

9. Principles of Separation:

10. Separation can be achieved either mentally or physically
Separation can be achieved either mentally or physically. If you are unable to separate from sin and evil mentally, then you must separate physically to get away from and remove the temptation.

11. This involves establishing the correct priorities of life through the intake and application of the Word of God, and separation from distractions to your momentum in the spiritual life.

12. 1. You should separate from certain types of carnal believers
1. You should separate from certain types of carnal believers. 1 Cor 5:9-11

13. 2. You are to separate from believers who reject Bible doctrine
2. You are to separate from believers who reject Bible doctrine. 2 Thes 3:6, 14-15

14. 3. You are to separate from believers who make emotion the criteria for life because they lean towards pseudo spirituality and false religion. Rom 16:17-18

15. 4. You are to separate from the worldly crowd because they compromise your norms and standards. 1 Peter 4:3-4; Prov 1:10-19.

16. 5. You are to separate from human viewpoint thinking, “worldliness”
5. You are to separate from human viewpoint thinking, “worldliness”. Rom 12:1-2

17. 6. You are to separate from unbelievers when doctrine is compromised
6. You are to separate from unbelievers when doctrine is compromised. 2 Cor 6:14; Heb 13:13

18. 7. You are to separate from religion and apostasy
7. You are to separate from religion and apostasy. 2 Cor 6:17; 2 Tim 3:5

19. 8. You are to separate from anything that destroys the norms and standards in your soul. Jer 2:20-25

20. Prov 13:20, "He who walks with wise men will be wise, but a companion of fools shall become corrupted."

21. Offering

22. Grace Fellowship Church
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Tape # 08S-028
The Indwelling of God the Holy
Spirit, Pt 7 ~ Separation, Pt 2
1 John Series
1 Jn 4:4; 2 Cor 6:14-7:1; 1 Cor 5:9-13; 1 Pet 4:1-3
James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2008