Can a Christian be a hermit?
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My position? I like to stand on them with one foot while eating French Vanilla ice cream (in restrained amounts, of course).
It depends on what God wants. John the Baptist was sent into the desert for a while and Elijah too. After Paul got saved, he was sent into the desert also for 3 years. John the Apostle was also sent to Patmos (he could have been executed instead, but God wanted him to go into isolation so that John will not be distracted by anything when God gives him revelation. All these servants of God were sent into isolation for a time - to deepen their relationship with the Lord and have a clear view of the message(s) God wanted to convey to His people when the time comes.
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A Christian's job is to be a witness, not to evangelize people. Evangelism is a specisl gift of the Spirit. We must share what God has done in our lives, which is witnessing (Acts 1:8) like in court.
But to answer your question, I'm alone a lot, but I need the small group in our church for support and accountability. Also, my wife of 56 years has died almost three years ago. I'm alone but not lonely with God's gift of singleness (1 Corinthians 7). Furthermore, after being an English teacher, a sales manager, and a pastor (27 years), God has called me to write and publish books and other media. So, his calling has me sitting in front of my monitor a lot. I guess I'm mostly a hermit but not in the woods (too many mosquitoes!).
My position? I like to stand on them with one foot while eating French Vanilla ice cream (in restrained amounts, of course).
What’s a himmit?
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Gojira
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Do not put your light under a bushel, as it were. You can retire at night to that peaceful cottage in the woods, but make sure that you're not isolated from the lost, as you are here to be salt and to reflect the light of Christ.
I think this applies to all areas of life... work, play, politics, etc.
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List of people known as the Hermit
- Anthony the Hermit (c. 468–c. 520), Christian saint
- Bluebeard the Hermit (died 1450), a leader of the English uprising generally known as Jack Cade's Rebellion
- Elias the Hermit, 4th-century ascetic saint and monk
- Eusebius the Hermit, 4th-century Eastern Orthodox saint and monk
- Felix the Hermit, 9th-century Roman Catholic saint, fisherman and hermit
- Saint Giles (c. 650–c. 710), Greek saint
- Gustav the Hermit (c. 810–890), Swedish Catholic saint
- Harry Hallowes (c. 1936–2016), Irishman famous for living on Hampstead Heath, London
- Venerable John the Hermit, 4th-century hermit and Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic saint
- Juan de Ortega (hermit) (1080–1163), better known as John the Hermit, Spanish Roman Catholic priest hermit and saint
- Marcus Eremita, 5th-century Christian theologian and ascetic writer
- Matthew the Hermit, 4th century Oriental Orthodox saint
- Palladius of Antioch (died 390), saint in the Roman Empire
- Paphnutius the Ascetic, 4th-century saint and Egyptian anchorite
- Pardus the Hermit (died 6th century), Eastern Orthodox saint
- Peter the Hermit (died 1115), priest and key figure in the First Crusade
- Phosterius the Hermit, 7th-century Byzantine saint
- Thomas the Hermit, early Egyptian Coptic Orthodox saint
- Venerius the Hermit (c. 560—630), monk, hermit and Catholic saint
- Zeno the Hermit, 5th-century saint
- Zosimus the Hermit, 3rd-century saint and ascetic
- Paul of Thebes (died c. 341), saint regarded as the first Christian hermit
- Peter the Hermit of Galatia, 5th-century saint
- Theodore of the Jordan, called the Hermit of the Jordan, 6th-century hermit and Eastern Orthodox saint
- Christopher Thomas Knight, called the Hermit of the North Pond, 21st-century hermit source
When I was first given to believe by the Holy Spirit I was too happy to continue in my, then, activities. I went to the mountains to read the Word. I read the Word over and over for three years.
Although I was in the woods, people did accasional come my way, and I shared the Word with them all. On one occasion I had prayed to the Father, " I am so tired today, please, if anyone is to come my way,, perhaps it could be some Jews who need to hear of Salvation in Jesus,.: That night after dark, a small group of Jews from the Bronx practically fell into my campsite comingout of the trees and brushy area on the one side. I shared and they listened attentively until I had finished for the time. They sat there on the ground jusst gazing at me, so I said, that is all, and they rose and left.
When you believe, you are never a hermit.
I am a hermit.
Doesn't matter what you think. I know who and what I am in Christ.
Ofcourse 
, it helps you to escape from material world and focus on spiritual which means improve your connection with God. It may push you into praying mide usually and escape from a wold where everyone is searching for money. But fir sure it's not for everyone, Christian life can also be practiced inside societies, cities e.t.c by being kind toward everyone, merrying and growing up children with christian values (if that's what you wish). Everyone has its own personality as God made us
, it helps you to escape from material world and focus on spiritual which means improve your connection with God. It may push you into praying mide usually and escape from a wold where everyone is searching for money. But fir sure it's not for everyone, Christian life can also be practiced inside societies, cities e.t.c by being kind toward everyone, merrying and growing up children with christian values (if that's what you wish). Everyone has its own personality as God made us
As long as you can shine a light... Jesus said "let your light shine"; he didn't say to "go around and shine your light in people's faces!"