Separatism

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO (Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) Separation and ecumenism are polar opposites on the spectrum of Bible doctrine. We have learned that ecumenism entails the uniting of professing Christians—regardless of doctrinal differences—into a single group to accomplish spiritual objectives. Such a group would obviously be in peril of being influenced by false teaching or unbiblical practice. Separatists, on the other hand, teach that ecclesiastical endeavors should be undertaken by like-minded believers who agree [...]

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO (Read Part 1 and Part 2) I believe in the doctrine of separation, and I would love to convince you of it, as well. I have begun my attempt to do that in the first two blog posts in this series. The doctrine that is the opposite of separation is the teaching of ecumenism. As we have seen in the opening posts, this involves the uniting of all professing Christians—regardless of doctrinal differences—into a single [...]

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO (Read Part 1) We are considering the all-but-forgotten doctrine of separation in this series of articles. It is based on a sermon that you can watch in its entirety at the bottom of this page. It is important to emphasize at the beginning that there is no doubt about the fact that people from all kinds of denominational backgrounds and theological perspectives can go to heaven “by grace…through faith” in Christ. Moreover, people who come [...]

By RANDY WHITE, D.Min. Founder and CEO In my opinion, the sermon I preached this past Sunday morning is one of the most important I have ever given. The reason for this is because it was on a topic that is very much neglected today. We have forgotten the doctrine of separation—to the point that most professing Christians do not even know what that term means, even though it is fundamentally important. A generation ago, separation was often taught and preached, but [...]