Command to be separate

When you teach the words of God as the Word is written, you run into teachings based on beliefs that are based on their beliefs instead of the scriptures.

Many reject the teachings of God calling out a people for himself as in Deut. 7.  This is a beginning of the Jewish people being called out for a determined time for a determined purpose.  In the King James Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 7 and starting in verse 6.

Deut. 7 King James Version of the Holy Bible

6 For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.

7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:

8 But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

This bothers most teachings, but I do not allow religious ideas to cloud the Bible for me. I will take what the Bible over man's ideas.

God separates peoples as He will.

In other studies we will look at the fact God calls out Abram, and promises to Him a nation, a king, a physical land, and God promises of a blessing and Kingdom on this earth.

Notice when you read of the Jewish people, all their promises are earthly, while we in the fellowship of His Son, are the promises Heavenly.

God knows what He is doing.