Thematic Bible: Separating yourself from unclean things

Then I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "Come out of her, my people, so that you do not share in her sins, and so that you do not receive her plagues [i.e., judgments]. Verse ConceptsBabylonAvoiding SinParticipation, In SinPartakersBad CompanyEvil AssociationsComing Out From EvilGod Speaks From HeavenThe judgment of babylonAdoption Should Lead To Holiness

Do not team up with unbelievers [i.e., in close relationships, such as marriage, etc.]. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or, what fellowship can light have with darkness? And what harmony can Christ have with Belial? [Note: "Belial" means "worthlessness" and was used for referring to the devil]. Or, what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? And what agreement is there between a temple of God and idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said [Lev. 26:12], "I will live in them and walk among them [i.e., among His people]; and I will be their God and they will be my people." read more.
Therefore, the Lord says [Isa. 52:11], "You people should leave their company [i.e., unbelievers, verse 14] and separate yourselves from them, and do not touch anything unclean [i.e., their evil practices], and I will welcome you." The Lord Almighty [also] said [Hos. 1:10], "I will be a Father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me."

Verse ConceptsAcceptance, Of WorshipAcceptance, divineCommitment, to the worldevil, believers' responses toHoliness Of MinistersHoliness,  Worldly SeparationLordship, Human And DivineParticipation, In SinTouchMinisters, Should BeContaminationCarrying Holy ThingsSetting OutTouching Unclean ThingsPollution ForbiddenTemple Utensils In UseAdoption Should Lead To Holiness