4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.

A. God expects his people to be separate from sin. Baptism puts us on the other side of the river. The water of baptism separates us from our former life of sin.

B. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 is a clear passage in which Christians are commanded to “come out from among them.” We are commanded not to participate (touch) things that are unclean.

C. If you don’t participate in the unclean activity, you will not suffer the plagues. If you refuse to engage in homosexual activity or share drug needles, you will not get AIDS. If you do not involve yourself in fornication, then STD is not a threat.

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