The Separated Church
By Randy Keyes

•	The doctrine of separation is one of the most promised doctrines of the entire Bible. New Testament Greek word ecclesia, translated as church, means "to summon forth.” 
•	The church is called out not in a restricted sense, but rather we position ourselves to be blessed and receive the promises of God by coming out from the world system. 
•	The concept of being called out goes as far back as Genesis 11 where God called Terah out from Ur of the Chaldeans, Genesis 11:31. 
•	God promised Abram that he would form a new "great nation" whose people would be separated unto God. 
•	Separation is even more clearly taught in God's dealings with Israel. 
•	Consider the vast and abundant blessings promised to those who live in obedience and separation to the Lord as outlined in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. 
•	God has called us out of a life of sin and unrighteousness; He has empowered us by His Spirit to live acceptable before Him. 
•	The enemy would try to convince us that there would be great resistance to such a message. 
•	The Bible, is clear about the blessing and favor of God being conditional upon a life of separation. 
•	The preaching of coming out from the world following God, obeying His voice, and forsaking previous lifestyles and habits does not discourage people from coming to church. 
•	The flow of the Holy Ghost cannot be present when the prevailing atmosphere of the church is worldly. 
•	Following Acts 2:38 is an act of separation, which is a prominent theme of the Bible. 
•	Most new converts are not resistant to lifestyle changes. 
•	We who love God want to please Him in all ways through purity of heart thought spirit, and lifestyle. 
•	The concept of holiness is a basic tenet of Scripture See Leviticus 19:2; 1 Peter 1:15. 
•	Isaiah 6:3, the word for holy in Hebrew is qadash, which is translated "set apart, separated." 
•	II Corinthians 6:17-18. 
•	The Bible repeatedly instructs us to avoid loving the world, John 15:18-19, I John 2:15. 
•	Separation from the world, therefore, is a recognition of its lustful, prideful nature and a commitment not to participate in it, nor desire approval from it, I John 2:16.  
•	Psalm 101:3.
•	II Corinthians 6:14. 
•	I Corinthians 15:33. 
•	Ephesians 5: 11. 
•	James 4:4. 
•	I Thessalonians 5:22. 
•	In order for the church to have revival in these last days, we must remain a beacon of light in the darkness, Matthew 5:14. 
•	We cannot weaken our standards and dilute our separation or we will become part of the darkness.