"A Separated People"

"When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion." (Psalms 114:1-2)

 Probably the biggest and most important change that has taken place in the life of every believer, whatever denomination or church that they might belong to, is that the Holy Spirit resides within them and they are set apart unto God. I don't care how much, even a little bit of God in us is enough to make a difference; whether or not you want to say that you have been filled, or you want to say that the Holy Spirit in within you, when God resides within you, you are a Temple of the Holy Spirit. You might think that you can do as you please, but you are seriously mistaken if you think what you do does not matter. Here is where I tend to agree with those that might think we can loose our salvation; not that I think that we can, because God is never lost; and if the Holy Spirit resides within you, you are the property of Jesus Christ, He and the Spirit are one, just as He and the Father are one, because there is only One God, (which is a soon upcoming topic.) I truly believe that it is completely dependent upon God's word, whether or not His word has taken root within our hearts. The seed that Jesus spoke about in the parable of the Sower, is the Word of God, and whether or not it takes root in our hearts, that is dependent upon how it is accepted. The seed that fell upon the path is the worst, because it never had a chance; as soon as the Word fell upon the heart, the enemy came and ate it up by unbelief. The seed that fell upon the rocky place was one that had little belief, a shallow and limited acceptance of the Word of God; there was not enough soil for the roots to grow, and the plant that might have sprung up was quickly scorched by the sun, which represents the trials of life; had the roots taken hold, the trials would have caused the plant to grow, but since they did not, the plant quickly died. The seed that feel among the thorns is probably the most common and most destructive of the three; this represents the seed that was able to take root, but was among the thorns; the thorns represent the cares of this world; these are those that have believed the Word of God, but that have somehow altered the meaning to suit there own individual life; thinking that somehow they can live worldly and not be affected by the world. This is a believer that is not lost or lost his salvation, but one that was never really separated unto the Lord...

"What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? And what union can there be between God's temple and idols? For we are the temple of the Living God. As God said: "I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. Therefore, come out from among unbelievers, and separate yourselves from them, says the LORD. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you. And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty."" (2 Corinthians 6:15-18) NLT