I AM WORRIED. I am worried about what appears to be a breaking down
of the doctrine of separation among fundamental believers. I am worried
because I believe that Biblical separation is necessary for the preservation
of New Testament Christianity and the preservation of the nation. I am
worried because I love my country, and I believe the doctrine of separation
and its practice by God's people is necessary for deliverance of that country
and for the avoiding of the judgment of God.
I AM NOT ANGRY at anyone. I am not angry at those who disagree with
this treatise. I am not angry at those who will attack it and its author.
I am worried-worried enough to feel that this must be in print, that it
must be read and considered.
I AM NOT ACCUSING anyone of compromise. I believe that compromise is
committed when one knows what to do, but for the sake of convenience or
reward does not do what he knows is right or does not preach his own conviction.
I am aware that one may disagree with the contents of this manuscript and
not be compromising; he can be wrong on his position, but he may nevertheless
be sincere, so I am not accusing anyone of compromise.
I AM NOT SLANDERING the character of those who might disagree. Some
sincere people will, no doubt, not agree with the author's position. I
am not and will not attack them personally or be accusative in my conversation
concerning those who do not agree with my position.
I AM NOT ATTACKING. No names of fundamental brethren will be mentioned
in the following pages, and there is no desire on the part of the author
to be hurtful, unchristian or unkind.
I AM JUST WORRIED. I am worried because I believe Biblical separation
is necessary for the salvation of this civilization. I am not asking the
reader to believe what the author believes unless the reader finds himself
disagreeing with what he wants to believe because of conscious or unconscious
drifting from what he once accepted as the Biblical position of separation.
I only ask the reader to examine the contents and consider the possibility
of its being true. I ask this sincerely, not for the sake of dispute or
controversy, but for the sake of my country whose future I believe does
not rest in the White House, the Supreme Court or the halls of Congress,
but in the behavior of God's people! May these words be read with the same
loving spirit with which they are written.
