“For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” – Philippians 3:18-20

How often have you thought about having citizenship in heaven? The Bible urges us to set our mind on heavenly things and calls us to live set-apart lives from the world (1 John 2:15)(Romans 12:2). The reason why it is so important to set our lives apart for Jesus is because the Bible tells us in 1 John 1 that God is light and that there is no darkness in Him at all. The Bible also teaches that we cannot have fellowship with God when we are in darkness and that the worldly mind is hatred against God (Romans 8:7). The fact is that we can either be for God or against Him and nothing in-between exists.

But do we really know what set-apart means? The synonyms for set-apart are: detached, isolated, separated, etc. Do we really live separate from the world? Are we detached from what the world thinks is acceptable? Do we isolate ourselves from the flow of the masses and swim upstream? …or do we blend with the rest of the world and try not to stand out too much? Sadly too many people who call themselves “Christian” today, live in the world and enjoy the things of the world. They enjoy the same movies, watch the same DVD’s, listen to the same music and appreciate the same art as the world.