Section 3
enjoyment of God, and to frustrate them from fulfilling God's purpose. Every aspect of the world, regardless of what it is, belongs to this satanic system. Since the whole world lies in the evil one, the believers must be kept from the evil one (John 17:15), and they need to pray to be delivered from the evil one (Matt. 6:13).
THE BELIEVERS WITH THE WORLD
The believers are not of the world (John 17:14, 16) but are separated from the world (v. 19). They have not been taken out of the world (v. 15) but have been sent into the world for the Lord's commission (v. 18). Verse 18 says, "As You have sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world." The Father sent the Son into the world with Himself as life and every thing to the Son. In the same way, the Son sends His believers into the world with Himself as their life and their everything. The Son sends us, the believers, in the same way as the Father sent Him. When I came to this country, I had the deep sense within that the Lord had sent me, and I could say to Him, "Lord, You sent me to this country. Since You have sent me, You must come with me. Lord, if you won't go, I won't go either." This is