Doctrine of separation
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The doctrine of separation, also known as the doctrine of non-fellowship, is a belief among some Protestant religious groups, such as the Exclusive Brethren, Independent Fundamental Baptists, and Bible Baptist churches, that the members of a church should be separate from "the world" and not have association with those who are "of the world".
Multiple texts in both the Old Testament and New Testament of the Bible provide the basis for this doctrine. For example, in the KJV translation :
- Amos 3:3 – "Can two walk together except they be agreed?"
- Ephesians 5:11 – "Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness…"
- II Corinthians 6:14 "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers..."
- John 17:13–16 "And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world."
