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Adventistische Schriften über: "Is it advisable for believers to travel alone with non-believers for several days?"
Answer
The provided documents contain no direct recommendation or explicit prohibition regarding multi‑day travel alone with non‑believers. However, they generally emphasize the danger of close relationships with non‑believers, as differing life goals and tastes often lead the believer away from God. While a friendly interaction is advocated to overcome prejudices, a warning is given against becoming closer to the world than to fellow believers.
Danger of Close Relationships with Non‑Believers
»No one who fears God can connect with someone who does not fear Him without danger. “Can two walk together unless they are united?” ... Between the believer and the non‑believer there is a radical difference in taste, inclinations, and goals. They serve two masters, between whom there can be no harmony. No matter how pure and correct one's own principles may be, the influence of an unbelieving companion will tend to lead away from God.«
Distinction Between Fellowship and Alliance
»One should not feel bound to non‑believers in any way or feel compelled to join with them. It is always good for preachers to make friendly visits to other preachers and, through such friendly acquaintance, reduce opposition. ... But fellowship does not mean alliance. You must not ally with non‑believers or give them preference over our own people.«
The Importance of Pure Association
»In social life it is of utmost importance to maintain pure association; only men of truth and honor should be admitted into the circle, and the claims of a stranger should be carefully examined before the door is opened that would admit them into the bosom of the family.«
Solitude Among Non‑Believers
»Those who enjoy the company of faithful Christians do not realize how much they have to be grateful for. ... It is better to be alone with His presence than amidst hundreds without it. ... Here I am alone, no kindred spirit with whom I can discuss this topic, but only the notion that the Lord will come is being ridiculed.«
Original Sources (English)
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