Bible Doctrine 12 Separation

Pastor Kent McBay provided most of these excerpts from the Doctrinal Statement of North Mesa Baptist Church that clearly define Bible Doctrine and he provided most of the relevant passages.

The grace of God teaches us to live soberly, righteously and godly, looking for the blessed hope of His returning for us, setting our affection on things above, not on things on the earth, living a life of separation from the world and unto God.

Titus 2:12-13: Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Colossians 3:23: Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

2 Corinthians 6:14-18: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Romans 1:1: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Romans 12:1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The doctrinal statement of North Mesa Baptist Church does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe.

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