Article April 20, 1940 ISSUE

"Be ye separate"

CHARLOTTE RUTH DECKER

There is a command of God followed by a promise in II Corinthians: "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." These words are pertinent today.

Although it sometimes is wise to leave the presence of those who insist in pressing evil concepts upon us, persons who have fled from the society of their fellows, seeking escape from unhappy situations and the snares of the flesh, have seldom done more than become unhappy ascetics. How can one escape from wrong thoughts by running away from the world and becoming a recluse?

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