Bringing Change Without Becoming the World
by Tom Frazier
Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Even this must be done with a tear in our eye and humility in our heart. But when done this way, it will have power.
We are not here to pass laws or elect moral leaders or demand justice. We are here to embody a kingdom that is not of this world — to be a living witness of the age to come.
The early church did not try to Christianize Rome. They didn’t campaign to change Caesar’s heart or outlaw pagan practices. They lived holy lives. They laid down their lives. And they loved not their lives even unto death.
It is not wrong to desire righteousness in our society. But it is wrong to chase it by worldly means. It is wrong to place our hope in politicians and platforms. It is wrong to make alliances with the world to accomplish what only the Spirit of God can do.
When we do this, we risk becoming the very thing we oppose.
We must not be conformed to this world. Not in methods. Not in language. Not in tone. Not in priorities.
We must come out from among them and be separate. We must be a peculiar people. We must look like citizens of another country — because we are.
God is calling us to repentance. To come out of Babylon. To leave behind the systems of man and return to the simplicity of Christ.
He is calling us to lay down our swords and take up our crosses. To return to prayer. To return to love. To return to Him.
He is calling us to bring change — but only by being changed ourselves.
© 1993 Winthrop House / Revised 2022. Used by permission of the author.