Locked out and staying there

In his book, The Call, Oz Guinness gives us three pitfalls that we can fall into when we think about separation.

1.  Privatization.
 When we have a division between our public and private lives we will lack the freedom that is ours in Christ Jesus.
He says, The problem with Western Christians is not that they aren't where they should be but that they aren't what they should be where they are.
2.  Politicization.
 This is a reaction to privatization.  It is wrong to think that we can bring faith into all of life through politics.  When we think in terms of correcting society by political means then the Christian does not understand the tension that comes with living as a Christian in a fallen world.
3.  Pillarization.
This is when the Christian community builds its own network of institutions and organizations.  How then can we be salt and light?

 Paul says, "Come out from them and be separate says the Lord Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you." 2 Corinthians 6:17.  So what does that mean?  We resist privatization of our faith by insisting on the totality of faith.  We resist politicization by demanding a tension with every human allegiance and association.  We also resist pillarization because we are constantly engaged in society to transform lives.