Clowney suggests that we are not called to withdraw into a Qumran-like community in seclusion from the "secular," but that our discipleship is measured by the things we spend our time on. So, do we Christians spend more time pursuing our own interests, or do we desire for God's will to be in our lives and in the diverse communities we are part of?
From Pages 24-25 of: Called to the Ministry
A further danger of corporate Christian action is that the program of the kingdom may be forgotten, and the "Go!" of Christ's calling ignored. Christian villages, towns, retirement communities, year-round conference centers and the like may serve to demonstrate Christian solutions to social problems, but they cannot long flourish, for they are centers of withdrawal; Christ did not pray that his disciples should be taken from the world, but that they should be kept from evil (John 17:15). If the leaven stops working, the light is soon extinguished...
What your hands make, what your money buys, what your heart desires-in these you live; in these Christ calls you to gather with him those for whom he died. Because his name is written on all that you are and have, all must serve his purpose. Measure your discipleship by the things you have time for.
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