“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the Lord’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.” Isaiah 58:13 (NLT)

I would like to start with a confession; when I was growing up, I viewed Sabbath rest as a punishment. There were many things that we did not do on the Sabbath. Many, if not most stores were closed on Sundays. Youth sports were...

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Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” 2 Corinthians 6:17–18 (NIV)

What did Paul mean when he said, “Come out from them and be separate?” This statement is in the context of not being yoked together with unbelievers. We would expect that there would be no argument that Christians should not marry unbelievers, but what cons...

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I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to this world any more than I do. John 17:14–16 (NLT)

Jesus prayed for his disciples and us before he went to the cross. In preparation for his departure, he tells the Father that he has prepared the disciples by giving them the words of the Father. He a...

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