Are You a Spiritual Isolationist? - Brian Knowles - December 1975

Brian Knowles

Exactly what is "worldliness"? To what extent does God expect Christians to separate themselves from the rest of society? Must God's people become spiritual isolationists? What does the Bible reveal about spiritual isolationism? Is God's Church intended to be a "closed shop" - an isolated oasis of "true believers" who embrace esoteric doctrines and bizarre secret rites? Not at all. The Church of God is to be a "light in a dark place" as Jesus Himself was (John 9:4-5). The Church is Christ's body in this age. Wherever Christians exist they are to shine as an example in the midst of society. In the midst of it - not apart from it! Jesus prayed concerning His disciples: "I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one.... I have sent them into the world" (John 17:15, 18). - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library