Thematic Bible: Pharisaic separation condemned
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Evil » Pharisaic separation condemned » Choice
I'll consign you to the sword, and all of you will bend down for the slaughter because when I called, you didn't answer, when I spoke, you didn't listen; but you did what was evil in my sight, and chose what I took no pleasure in."
"Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
"Whoever slaughters an ox is just like one who kills a human being; whoever sacrifices a lamb is just like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is just like one who offers pig's blood; and whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense is just like one who blesses an idol. Yes, these have chosen their own ways, and they take delight in their contaminated actions.
So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Final separation of the righteous and the wicked
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, "Gather the weeds first and tie them in bundles for burning, but bring the wheat into my barn."'"
That is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out, cull out the evil people from among the righteous ones,
These people will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life."
All the nations will be assembled in front of him, and he will cull them out, one from another, like a shepherd separates sheep from goats.
Outside are dogs, sorcerers, immoral people, murderers, idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
I tell you, two will be seated on the same couch that night. The one will be taken, and the other will be left behind.
Besides all this, a wide chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross from this side to you cannot do so, nor can they cross from your side to us.'
At that time, two people will be in the field. One will be taken, and one will be left behind.
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Of saints from false professors, in the church
In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness and not living according to the tradition that they received from us.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and sinful enticements that oppose the teaching you have learned. Stay away from them,
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and incessant conflict between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth. They think that godliness is a way to make a profit.
They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
But now I am writing to you to stop associating with any so-called brother if he is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunk, or a robber. You must even stop eating with someone like that.
If, however, he ignores them, tell it to the congregation. If he also ignores the congregation, regard him as an unbeliever and a tax collector.
If anyone comes to you but does not present his teachings, do not receive him into your house or even welcome him,
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Of the clean and unclean things in their use
"I am your God. I've separated you from the people. You are to differentiate between the clean animal and the unclean and between the unclean bird and the clean. You are not to make yourselves detestable on account of any animal, bird, or any creeping creature of the ground that I've separated for you as unclean.
You are to differentiate between what's sacred and common and between what's unclean and clean.
Her priests have violated my Law and profaned my sacred things. They didn't differentiate between what's sacred and what's common. They didn't instruct others to discern clean from unclean things. They refused to keep my Sabbaths.
You are to differentiate between the clean and unclean, between the living creature that can be eaten and the living creature that is not to be eaten."
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