Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing... 2 Corinthians 6:17
"Already has the power of darkness placed its mold and
superscription upon the work that should stand forth untainted,
unpolluted from Satan’s cunning devices.
We lift our voice upon the
social attractions by worldly bids and worldly baits. Keep clear.
Touch
not the unclean thing. Let not the world’s direction and propositions be
given to God’s people, controlling them.
The Satanic forces are constantly
at work through the world, and those who are professed Christians, yet
associated with the world in close fellowship, are so much one in
spirit, aims, and principles of working, that they cannot discern
between him who serveth God and him who serveth the world.
--The enemy
works constantly to push the world to the front, to be looked upon as
superior to those who believe in Jesus and who seek to be doers of His
Word.
--Words of praise and flattery from worldlings are received as sweet
morsels, but the judgment of those who love this sort of food is in
accordance with the weakness which they show in this direction. Their
spiritual life is composed of just that kind of material they feed upon.
Their Christian experience is largely dependent on flatteries and human
appreciation. The fear or love of God is not interwoven in their
experience."
E.G.W.