Biblical Separation: Guarding the Gospel for the Glory of Christ
By Pooyan Mehrshahi - Posted at Substack : Published May 26, 2026 There is a kind of separation that is sinful. Proud men separate because they love party spirit. Narrow men separate because they cannot bear brethren who differ from them in smaller matters. Suspicious men separate because they imagine danger everywhere. Scripture condemns such a spirit. Jude speaks of those who “separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit” (Jude 19). Thomas Manton, preaching on that text, warned that sinful dividing from the church is a work of the flesh, not the fruit of grace.¹ But there is also a separation that is commanded by God. It is not the separation of pride, but of faithfulness. It is not the separation of bitterness, but of obedience. It is not a departure from love, but a defence of love, because true love rejoices “in the truth” (1 Cor 13:6). The doctrine of biblical separation teaches that God’s people must not join hands in religious fellowship with those who deny the fundamen...
