Separation Strategy
“Now therefore, do not give your daughters as wives for their sons, nor take their daughters to your sons; and never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your children forever.” Ezra 9:12 NKJV http://bible.us/114/ezr.9.12.nkjv Engaging in a friendly match with an opponent who has nothing to gain attracts something to lose. Ezra solemnly reflected on God’s strategy of separation from the culture and custom of idolatry, which had resulted in incurable catastrophes to the children of ISRAEL. While the dimension of corruption to godly heritage in our world today is greater than the problem of unequal yoke in marriage, the biblical strategy of separation remains sacrosanct: never seek their peace or prosperity, that you may be strong and eat the good of the land. Evil agents invade homes, workplaces, and social lives of believers with carrots of peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, the proceeds fr...