Dictionary of Bible Themes Exodus 15:11A setting apart. Separation is at the heart of the biblical idea of holiness. God is separate from his creation and has set apart his people from the world. Sin causes alienation between God and humanity, making necessary the reconciling work of Jesus Christ. The end of the age will bring the final separation between the righteous and the wicked. See also God is without equal Psalms 89:6Isaiah 40:25-26 Isaiah 40:22 See also God is separate from his creation Genesis 1:1Isaiah 29:16; 45:11-12 Romans 1:25 Deuteronomy 7:6 The separateness of God's people See also Exodus 19:5-6Deuteronomy 14:2 Psalms 135:4 1 Peter 2:9 See also 1 Corinthians 6:19-20Titus 2:14 Leviticus 20:26 See also Separation from the world Numbers 23:9Nehemiah 9:2; 10:28 John 15:18-19 See also John 17:16Philippians 3:20 1 Peter 2:11 2 Corinthians 6:17 See also Separation from sin Isaiah 52:11Leviticus 15:31 Ezra 6:21 1 Corinthians 6:18; 15:34 2 Corinthians 7:1 1 Corinthians 15:33 See also Avoidance of evil association Proverbs 13:20Deuteronomy 7:2-3 Joshua 23:7 Isarel forbidden to associate and intermarry with Canaanite peoples: Ezra 4:3; 10:11Psalms 119:115 2 Corinthians 6:14 Leviticus 18:29 Excommunication Numbers 15:30; 19:20Israelites refusing to follow God's commands to be cut off from God's people: Matthew 18:15-17Romans 16:17 separation from unrepentant believers 1 Corinthians 5:9-13separation from false teachers 2 Thessalonians 3:6separation from wilfully sinful believers Titus 3:9-11separation from wilfully disobedient believers Numbers 6:2-3separation from divisive people Separation for service to God Numbers 16:9the Nazirites 1 Chronicles 23:13the Levites 1 Chronicles 25:1Aaron and his descendants Jeremiah 1:5prophets Romans 1:1Jeremiah Galatians 1:15Paul: Exodus 26:33Separation of holy places Exodus 33:7the Most Holy Place separated by a curtain Ezekiel 42:20the Tent of Meeting placed outside the camp Ezekiel's temple separated by a wall Isaiah 59:2Separation caused by sin See also Separation from God Habakkuk 1:13Ephesians 4:18 Colossians 1:21 Matthew 25:32-33 See also Separation at the final judgment Matthew 13:40-42,47-50Ruth 1:16-17 Separation of people from one another 2 Kings 2:11Ruth will not be separated from Naomi Philemon 1:15Elisha separated from Elijah John 4:9Philemon separated from Onesimus Ephesians 2:11-12separation between Jews and Samaritans Acts 20:37-38separation between Jews and Gentiles See also The pain of separation 1 Samuel 20:41John 16:20 2 Timothy 1:4 Jesus Christ foretells his death and resurrection Acts 8:2See also The pain of separation through death Genesis 37:33-35Jeremiah 31:15 Matthew 2:18 Matthew 19:5-6 Husband and wife not to be separated See also Genesis 2:24pp Mk 10:7-9 1 Corinthians 7:10-132 Corinthians 5:18-20 Reconciliation through Jesus Christ ends the separation from God See also Matthew 27:46Psalms 22:1 pp Mk 15:34 Matthew 27:51Reconciliation with God is possible because Jesus Christ bore the punishment of separation from God that human sin deserves Romans 8:35-39pp Mk 15:38 pp Lk 23:45 Ephesians 2:14-15Nothing can separate believers from God's love shown in Christ See also Jew and Gentile reconciled through mutual reconciliation to God 1065 God, holiness of5005 human race & redemption 5679 dowry 6026 sin, judgment on 6112 banishment 6718 reconciliation, believers 7026 church, leadership 7346 death penalty 7924 fellowship in service 8272 holiness, growth in 9020 death 9240 last judgment |
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