Separation From Sin Part 2

INTRO: Our subject is the believer’s separation from sin. In our last message we said that when a person becomes a Christian, he is separated by the Holy Spirit of God from the domain of Satan, to the kingdom of the Son of God’s love, Christ. The believer is moved from an unholy domain to a holy domain. He is moved from sin to righteousness. He is moved from ungodliness to godliness. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
So the believer is to be separated from the sinful practices of the world. We will look at some of those practices in later messages. But separation goes beyond that to being separated even from worldly appearances. At this point it becomes much more difficult for us. And so, before we begin this message I want to give you opportunity to remake the commitment of the first message. The commitment I am recommending would be something like this: “Lord, help me to discern between what may be this speaker’s personal views and Your will. And Lord, if You speak to my heart in any matter that needs changing, I am committing myself to You to make that change. I want You to speak to me in anything that needs speaking to in my life.”
Then let me mention one other matter. I will mention this word only once and then immoral in its place. I do not like to use the word ‘sex’ in preaching. When I will refer to this word in all its various forms, I will simply substitute the word immorality. If I should need to speak of that in a positive light, I will do so in other terms. That way the thoughts projected will be kept in their proper place.