EXTRACT

FER In verse 1 of chapter 7 (2 Corinthians) we get the exhortation. I am certain that if people are not free in regard of associations they will make no progress at all in divine things.

JSO You cannot help getting on the level of the people you associate with.

FER You cannot help being affected by them; separation may appear harsh with some people, but down here it is an absolute necessity for any one who is going on with God.

DLH The call to Abraham was to separation.

FER Yes, the fact is this, God knows the world and the effect of influences upon His people better than we do, and He is wiser than us and it is therefore better to take the path He has indicated.

Quest. What do you mean by associations?

FER I mean all kinds of associations, domestic and business, too; every association. People keep up social intimacy and business engagements and the like but if you take a partner in business, I think you have to be careful who your partner is going to be; the same holds good if one marries, one has to be careful as to the domestic ties.

F. E. Raven (Vol. 10, pp.434, 435)

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