We are looking into "our being called out from among them," to which I have likened it to Israel's being called out from Egypt because to me it is similar in nature and effect. and because it keeps with GOD's pattern used throughout His Word to His humanity. As our first Post, to "the Secret and Mysteries of GOD revisited," showed up in 2Corinthinas 6:11-7:1, as repeated in Revelation 18:4-8. Where our attention currently lays, with our look into the many things of evil that we are called away from continuing in, Because we have been placed by GOD in the law of the true path of His life light love now active within our being as His newly restored humanity. Our next small subject is that of having to do with being a "partaker of evil." Again as found in Revelation 18:4 of 4-8: "Then I heard another voice from heaven saying, "Come out of her, My people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.' For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the LORD God Who has judged her."
Right off the bat Paul begins this next passage with, "therefore" so what is this therefore? To bring our attention back to his beginning of thought in verse 1-5 and 6-13 wherein he explains that we are to avoid Israel's mistakes and begins with our fleeing from religious and spiritual idolatry. Keeping in mind that by now religion and our being a newly awaken spirit are linked to each other. But the law of life unties them by grace and faith in GOD's operating within us.
Partakers of Evil,
1Corinthians 10:21 of 14-22 "Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. Consider the people of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to GOD. I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the LORD and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table (the cross being our alter) of the Lord and the table of demons. Shall we provoke the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than HE?"
Ephesians 5:7 of 6-14 "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of GOD comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the LORD. (the question asked of Matthew 11:29 of 28-30) Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the LORD of Lords. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. For when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says (by Isaiah in 26:19, 51:17, 52:1, 61:1; Romans 13:11), "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine in you."
2John 1:11 of 4-6, 7-11 "I rejoiced greatly to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as we were commanded by the Father. And now I ask you, dear lady—not as though I were writing you a new commandment, but the one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in [the] our flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have GOD. Whoever abides in His teaching has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works."
Revelation 18:4 of 4-8 "Then I heard another voice (as it were) from heaven saying, "Come out of her, My people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you share in her plagues; for her sins are heaped high as heaven, and GOD has remembered her iniquities. Pay her back as she herself has paid back others, and repay her double for her deeds; mix a double portion for her in the cup she mixed. As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, so give her a like measure of torment and mourning, since in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I shall never see.' For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her."
Connivance, of her sins,
Psalm 50:18 of 16-21 "For to the wicked GOD says: 'What right have you to recite My statutes or take My covenant on your lips? For you hate discipline, and you cast My words behind you. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. 'You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.'"
Proverbs 24:24 of 23-26 "These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. Whoever says to the wicked, "You are in the right," will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. Whoever gives an honest answer kisses [the] My lips."
Proverbs 28:4 of 1-7 "The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food. Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law (H8451, the true course of life) strive against them. Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. The one who keeps the law (H8451, the true path of life) is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father."
Mark 14:11 of 10-11 "Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray Jesus to them. And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray Him."
Acts 22:20 of 17-21 (Paul is speaking) "When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.' And I said, "LORD, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. And when the blood of Stephen Your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him." And HE said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
Romans 1:32 of 28-32 (Paul is speaking of unbelief's consequences) "And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, GOD gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of GOD, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know GOD's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."
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