Thursday, August 17, 2017

Depart

"And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles."  Acts 22:21.  The Lord had a calling for Paul.  The preacher was being sent unto the Gentiles with the gospel of Christ.  Paul also needed to depart from the city because of danger to his life.  There are times when we need to depart.  We need, of course, to depart from sin.  Sin is a curse that separates us from God.  We must avoid any occasion that would cause us to sin.  We must depart from evil companions for their influence will take us in the wrong direction.  Evil companions will tarnish a good name, and can also, tarnish a good character.  We should also depart from false doctrine.  All teaching that we desire to embrace must be examined according to the divine standard of God's everlasting truth.  Accept only what can be proven to be truth.  We must depart from dangerous situations that would threaten our relationship with God and with others.  We must always seek the way of peace and harmony.  We must be mindful when the need arises for us to depart.

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