Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness? What agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said,
“I will live in them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
Therefore come out from them,
and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
then I will welcome you,
and I will be your father,
and you shall be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord Almighty.”
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God. Make room in your hearts for us; we have wronged no one; we have corrupted no one; we have taken advantage of no one.(2 Corinthians 6:14—7:2, NRSVue)
Cleanse ourselves and be free from defilement.
Is it possible to be free from defilement? Is it possible in our humanness to be completely in the sacred?
We are to be separate from the world and yet we still have to live in the world.
We are God’s temple and God is always with us. We are the love and mercy for God in the world.
Live in the world and share God’s light in all you do.
Do not concern yourself with be free from defilement, but live love out loud and share light in all your life.
aSacredRebel 