The world has never been safe for Christians.

Even in puritanical times, believers felt the lure of compromise.

That being said, most have found today's violation of boundaries to be shocking, and

for many it's not only shocking, but tempting.

So what's the answer?

How do we remain pure in a dirty world?

Are Christians hunker down in isolation?

Today on Insight for Living, Schuxwindahl teaches from 1 Peter 1.

In this passage, we find timeless wisdom on how to survive.

Schuck titled his message, Hope Beyond Temptation, Staying Clean in a Corrupt Society.

Throughout history, Christians have tried all sorts of things to keep themselves wholly

and pure in a dark and dirty world.

Some have adopted a hermit mentality, hiding away in caves, living a life of virtual solitude.

And others have tried a monk mentality, dwelling only with believers in a close-knit community

away from the world's reach.

Those with a utopian mentality have attempted something else.

They've attempted to rebuild a perfect society from the ground up, a world without whirliness.

Interestingly, each approach falls under the idea of sanctification by isolation, withdrawing

from the world in some way to keep it from rubbing off on them.

Unfortunately, for hermits, monks, and utopians alike, the Bible has a different approach.

We have a mission to accomplish in the world, and therefore we cannot afford to lock ourselves

outside the world, or even indoors away from the world.

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