Personal and ecclesiastical separation
2nd Corinthians 617 says that wherefore come up from among them and be you separate saith the Lord and touch not the unclean thing and
I will receive you. The Bible says come out from among them and be separate
Romans 12 2 says and be not conformed to this world
Say Pastor Mathis, why don't you bring in the world's music? You know, let's get all the world the cool music
Let's just we'll change the words make it all about Jesus, but bring in all the world's music
I think people would like that more more people will come. No, the Bible says be not conformed to this world
God doesn't run his train on the world's tracks
We don't get our ideas from the world
We're not conformed to this world
But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Look if it's from the world, we don't need it. We don't want it
we believe in personal and
Ecclesiastical separation yet that makes us different
We're not to be of the world. The Bible says we're to be in the world but not of the world
People walk in here and say, you know, you guys are like Little House on the Prairie
I'm thinking myself you ever watch Little House on the Prairie because we're not we're not like Little House on the Prairie
But when people say that to me, I think to myself great
I'd rather be like Little House on the Prairie than like the church down the street. That looks like a nightclub
The church down the street that looks like you walked into a casino
Now what you're down the street that looks like you walked into a rock and roll concert
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