Christian Cooperation and Separation - John R Rice

Christian Cooperation and Separation
pulpit. You are not to say, “God bless you.” You are not to say,
“I hope you succeed.” You are not to give him a dollar. You are
hot to have him on your board of deacons. You are not even to
have him in your church membership. You are not to count
him a Christian. You are not to say, “brother.”
Someone comes along and asks me, “Do you have a room
for preachers?”
“Yes.”
“Do you believe the Bible?” I ask.
“Well, no. Of course it is a good Book which records God’s
dealing with men.”
“Do you believe in Jesus?”
“Yes. I think Jesus is the best man who ever lived.”
“But do you believe He is God in human form? Do you
believe He died for our sins?”
“Well, no, I don’t believe that, but that’s good framework.
You can use that to talk about it; common people don’t
understand.”
“No! No! You can’t have the preacher’s room in my house.
Neither can you sit in spiritual fellowship at my table. You
can’t preach in my pulpit nor teach in my school. You are not
going to join my church. If you are to be in the Ministerial
Association, I will get out. If you are going to get on, I will get
off.”
The Bible plan is that you are not to say, “God bless you.”
You are not to say, “I hope you succeed.”
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