Calvary Pandan has been practising Biblical Separation right from the brginning, and as long as the leaders remain faithful, we shall continue to do so until the Lord returns. Biblical Separation is neither popular nor easy, but it is commanded of God and is safe.

The Church of Jesus Christ is commanded to be separate from the world and all that is of the world. The very word Church ("Ekklesia") means "an assembly called out". While we are in the world, we are not of the world. "If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 Jn 2:15).

Biblical Separation is:

Personal. This means that in all our personal life, whether private or public, we must observe and maintain certain clear Christian principles, and not in any way compromise or betray our loyalty and love for the Lord. This naturally includes our alliances in business and marriage (2 Cor 6:14). Purity of personal life is everywhere commanded in Scripture, for "ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor 6:19,20).

We are to present our bodies "a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God" (Rom 12:1,2). Holiness of life is the evidence of personal separation from the world. b) Ecclesiastical. The worship and service of God must be according to God's way, not man's. There are well-defined Biblical principles prescribing how God is to be approached in worship.

The first and second commandments exclude all forms of pagan and idolatrous worship.

God has also sent one Saviour for the world, His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. He only is the way, the truth, and the life: no man can come to God but by Him (Jn 14:6). "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12).

In obedience to God's holy commandment, Calvary has taken a clear stand of obedience by separating from:

• all pagan and idolatrous worship;
• all religious groups which do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, including the World Council of Churches and its members;
• the Roman Catholic Church for its idolatory and other departures from the Christian faith;
• the New Evangelicals of Lausanne II movement for their disobedience to God's Word, and their association with/approval of apostate groups;
• the Charismatic Movement for its unscriptural teachings and practices, and identifying with Rome;
• the Ecumenical Movement which seeks to unite all people to form a One World Church.

God's Word says to those who truly belong to Him: "Come out... be ye separate" (2 Cor 6:17), "Mark them... avoid them" (Rom 16:17), "Receive him not..." (2 Jn 10), "Have no fellowship..." (Eph 5:11), and "Earnestly contend for the faith ..." (Jude 3).