Perfection in Isolation

I was going out on a limb the other day talking with my good friend Simon. I told him about this desire in my heart to live out my days in a commune like way. I shared this dream of being married with children and living in isolation far off from the sins of the world. Of course things wouldn't be perfect but -- what I wouldn't give for real accountability. I want this so much - I want sin to be sin and grace to be grace. I want church discipline. I want to know that if I mess up I will be made to apologize to my entire congregation. I want people to really fear bringing sin into their community. If we treated sin for what it was I believe people would be less inclined to do it. We are fallen, weak fleshed people. My question is this: How do we make sin well, sin again?

And yet, as my good friend pointed out -- this would not be pleasing to the Lord. We are called to be salt and light in the world, not from it. I was surprised to hear that my friend also shared this dream -- which made me wonder what other people out there also have it in their spirit.