Becoming Separate from Sin

It is when you get excited about the Word that it will work for you. There is no such thing about being in faith for something and being depressed about it. There is no such thing as being in faith about something and being bored with it. If you are bored then you are not in faith. If you are depressed then you are not in faith.

Faith believes that God has heard our prayer. Faith believes that my seed is in the ground. Faith believes that its words are in the ground and change is on the way, answers are on the way, money is on the way! If you are expecting to see and feel the change and difference than you cannot be depressed over that. It will excite you.

Would you turn with me this evening to the book of Hebrews seven and then First Corinthians six? We are beginning a new series this evening and I would appreciate it if you would be expecting with me for revelation to flow.

In Hebrews the seventh chapter, he is talking about our high priest, Jesus.

Hebrew 7:25 "Therefore He is able to also to save to the uttermost, completely, perfectly, finally and for all time in eternity those who come to God through Him since He is always living to make petition to God and to intercede with Him and to intervene for them. (AMP)"

He is our High Priest. He is able to save us to the uttermost, completely, perfectly, finally and for all time in eternity. He ever lives to make intercession for us. How many of you know that Jesus is on our side? He is for us and if God be for you who can be against you? Who is bigger than Him? He is for you and that is most definitely different from being against you.

Do you know that many people believe that God is against them? They are convinced of this and as a result they do not go to church. This is why they avoid services and Christians. They are convinced that they are a sinner and that they have done bad stuff and that God is against them. And that belief is unscriptural. That is totally contrary to the Bible. Jesus has already paid the price for all of our sins and God is not mad at us. He is not against us. The Bible says that "He was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their sins and trespasses to them." The good news is that there is not a sin problem anymore. Jesus has taken care of the sin problem. The only problem lies in you not accepting what Jesus has done. If you won't put faith in what He has done then that is a problem.

But God is not against us. He is for us. The devil is such a liar and especially lies to teenagers that their parents are against them. He lies to wives and husbands that their spouses are against them. You know that he is the accuser of the brethren? That is his work all of the time. He brings thoughts and suggestions. He brings feelings that they are against you, they don't like you, they don't believe in you...

Now how many of you understand that the devil is a liar? He is always trying to lie to you and he is always trying to stir something up. The bottom line is that he is trying to convince you that God is against you, He is tired of you, He has written you off, He is through with you... There has never been a bigger lie told.

How many of you here tonight know that no matter what you have done, no matter how low you have been, no matter how bad you have been that God doesn't love your sin but He does love you? If you come to Him He will forgive you. He will cleanse you. I don't care how terrible your sins and iniquities were, He will remember them no more. Jesus has already paid for them. Jesus is not against us but is instead for us! He paid the price for us, He is for us, and He ever lives to make intercession for us.

Say it out loud, "God"

"Is on my side..."

"He takes the part with me..."

"Against the enemy..."

"And who can be against me..."

"When God is for me?"

Let's keep reading.

Hebrews 7:26 "For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens...

It is talking about our High Priest - Jesus. Let me read this from the Amplified...

"Here is the high priest perfectly adapted to our needs as was fitting. Holy, blameless, unstained by sin, separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens."

I want you to notice one particular phrase from this passage. It said, "He is separate from sinners." The title of our new series is Separate from Sin.

"Separate from Sin"

Jesus is our example is he not? He is what all of us should be aspiring to be everyday. Don't take any man or any woman that you know either in the past or present and say I want to be just like them. I want to be just like mamma or daddy. No you don't because you are setting your goal to low. If there is somebody that you respect or would like to be it should be because that in some degree they are like Him. But everybody is human and if you want to be just like them you will duplicate their weaknesses and faults. Everybody has some or else they would be one hundred percent like Jesus.

This one thing we can do. "Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching forth for the prize or mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." That is being just like Him. That is the bull's eye. That is the prize. That is the mark that we are shooting for. To be just like Him. So if you go through a day and realize that you didn't act like Jesus all day then don't despair. Thank God that you can confess your mistakes and start off today with no sin. Aspire once again today to be like Him and if you don't make it repent and try again.

He was and is Holy and separate from sin and sinners. He is separate.

Now go with me back to Second Corinthians chapter six. I am going to read this from the New Living translation.

2 Corinthians 6:14 "Don't team up with unbelievers. How can goodness be a partner with wickedness? How can life live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?"

He is asking questions and what is the answer? Let me look at this passage again and see if we can see the answer.

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