Comments on: Seperation Requires Distinction http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1707 Delivered Monday through Friday, our daily devotions are the perfect companion to your time in the Word. Biblical, consistent, and with over three years of back content, DEEPERDEVOTION.com is a great resource for everyone. Check us out on the web at www.deeperdevotion.com Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:38:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Phillip Ross http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1707#comment-1229 Phillip Ross Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:37:32 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1707#comment-1229 Glenn, Your insight and confession are right to the point. Indeed, who measures up? Thankfully, we are saved by grace not measure. The issue of separation applies to both individual Christians and to the Body of Christ as a whole. Being in the world but not of the world is hard, but without the support of a church that is also in the world but not of it, it is even more difficult. I mention this because the churches of our day are very worldly -- in the world and of it. You might also be interested in http://www.pilgrim-platform.org/1Corinthians/intro.htm Keep up the good work. Phil Glenn,

Your insight and confession are right to the point. Indeed, who measures up? Thankfully, we are saved by grace not measure.

The issue of separation applies to both individual Christians and to the Body of Christ as a whole. Being in the world but not of the world is hard, but without the support of a church that is also in the world but not of it, it is even more difficult. I mention this because the churches of our day are very worldly — in the world and of it.

You might also be interested in http://www.pilgrim-platform.org/1Corinthians/intro.htm

Keep up the good work.

Phil

]]> By: Glenn http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1707#comment-1232 Glenn Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:36:23 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/weblog/1707#comment-1232 Hi Phillip. Thanks for commenting. I agree with your point. It's for this very reason that "seeker sensitive" church models are so dangerous. The church must stand out from the world that is around it. When unbelievers encounter a body of believers there should be an immediate recognition that this group is different than anything they know. I think this is true on every level from large mega churches to the family unit. Unfortunately, too many of us hold on too tightly to the sins mentioned in the first part of this chapter rather than the inspired Scripture mentioned in the second part. (Thanks for the link as well). Hi Phillip. Thanks for commenting.
I agree with your point. It’s for this very reason that “seeker sensitive” church models are so dangerous. The church must stand out from the world that is around it. When unbelievers encounter a body of believers there should be an immediate recognition that this group is different than anything they know. I think this is true on every level from large mega churches to the family unit. Unfortunately, too many of us hold on too tightly to the sins mentioned in the first part of this chapter rather than the inspired Scripture mentioned in the second part. (Thanks for the link as well).

]]>