Do not touch what is unclean , and I will receive you . I will be a Father to you , and you shall be My sons and daughters
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Do not touch what is unclean , and I will receive you . I will be a Father to you , and you shall be My sons and daughters
‘ the world ’ and the Kingdom of God . Back then the division was between Israel ( God ’ s people ) and the Gentiles in the rest of the world . There were , however , early examples of a change that Jesus would bring where ‘ God ’ s people ’ would be made up of both Jew and Gentile . “ But the Scriptures say that sin controls everyone , so that God ’ s promises will be for anyone who has faith in Jesus Christ .” Galatians 3:22 God ’ s people are ‘ the called out ones ,’ those who believe on Jesus and whom He has separated from the world unto Himself ,, without discrimination of nationality , gender or age etc .
When He brought His people , Israel , out of Egypt , that foreshadowed the separation of His people in these last days . Egypt in this scenario was a type of the world .
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Possibly the best Old Testament example was when God brought Lot and his family out of Sodom and Gomorrah . Sodom and Gomorrah represented the world . “ We should also be warned by what happened to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the nearby towns . Their people became immoral and did all sorts of sexual sins . Then God made an example of them and punished them with eternal fire .” Jude 1:7 What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah serves as an example of what God is going to do to this godless , devilish , sinful , selfish and perverse system of thought and practice referred to in Scriptures as ‘ the world ’. Anyone who is not delivered from this system by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ , the Lamb of God , is going to perish along with it . Those brought out of it who return to it or retain a love for it in their hearts , will also perish with it .
The good news is that the Kingdom of God is presently accessible to everyone in the world . Jesus Christ is only a prayer away , and God , by His Spirit , is appealing to every human heart to acknowledge Him as their Creator and serve His Son , as their Lord . He is that very present help in times of trouble . He warns us of disaster , convicts us of sin and presents the way of escape out of the entrapments of the world .
However , only few recognise His voice . They reason Him away as conscience , a sixth sense , coincidence , intuition , premonition or deja vu . Today if you hear His voice harden not your heart . p
By Homer Slack author , preacher , Bible teacher , IT tutor , programmer & graphic designer
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