Against "Secondary Separation" | SHARPER IRON

Against "Secondary Separation" | SHARPER IRON

In 1974, the evangelist John R. Rice wrote a book on separation entitled Come Out or Stay In(link is external). Most Baptist fundamentalists are familiar with Ernest Pickering’s book on the same subject, but few are aware that Rice contributed to the discussion. Fewer still are aware he took a dim view of “secondary separation.” In this excerpt,1 Rice states his position plainly:

There is a Bible doctrine of separation. There is not a Bible doctrine of secondary separation. What do we mean?