There will come a time persecution will be so intense that running away is the only life-sustaining response, even if it is just to the next county or under the bridge when the secularist troops come through. That or instant martyrdom.
There really is nowhere to hide in today's world, although some of these locations might offer a temporary respite from the ever more strident attacks on our faith and beliefs.
It is not unreasonable to seek shelter from these demonic attacks. For example, home-schooling kids, or at least picking a more conservative public school system like we do could be seen as "running away". I am aware of no good purpose of exposing children to the anti-Christian vitriol in, say, Massachusetts schools.
For those at a different station in life national exile might well be a sensible choice. Why do I want to be exposed to homosexual propaganda on a daily basis? Why do I want to drive by an abortion clinic on the way to the grocery store? Yes, I tried to get these things changed by voting and some activism. The stress of the activism caused me substantial physical problems and I had to discontinue that. So I'll let you take over that part. Unfortunately, I don't have the resources to follow through on the exile part.
What did Jesus say about that?
Refresh my memory, I seem to have forgotten.
Hey, relocating to a superior position is sound tactics.
But what did ol' Jesus say about that? When the conflict is in His name?
“For example, home-schooling kids, or at least picking a more conservative public school system like we do could be seen as “running away”. I am aware of no good purpose of exposing children to the anti-Christian vitriol in, say, Massachusetts schools. “
Yea but that’s not “running away” that is “avoiding the near occasion of sin”. At least I would think so.