Daniel 1:15. Cp. Abstinence of regenerated (illuminated) believers in James 4:4 in the New Testament. The common characteristic of true children of God from Abram onwards (Genesis 13: 5-9). Abram however, first had to get away from his Egyptian compromise and dishonesty before he could return to Bethel’s altar where he had been from the … Continue reading Abstinence part of Separation. (James 4.4)