Mission and Strategy Let’s recall our four governing questions: Which values are central to the Christian life and which are peripheral? Which central values are internal to the Church only and …
Chapter 7: Idols, Temples, and Politics
Idols, Temples, and Politics I ended the previous chapter with this phrase: “As Christians, we rise above such petty, temporary, earthly allegiances because we have a higher calling for a higher …
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Chapter 6: Modern Applications
Modern Applications In the last chapter, I addressed the first two questions of the church’s moral dilemma: Which values are central to the Christian life and which are peripheral? Which central …
Chapter 5: Scripture’s Call to Moral Action
This is the longest chapter in the book. Over 12,300 words. Take your time with it! Scripture’s Moral Truths In Chapter 1, I described the overall dilemma facing the church as this: How much of the …
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Chapter 4: A Confession
A Confession I ended the previous chapter with four questions Christians need to answer as we consider our responsibility to be agents of the gospel in the world today. However, before I can address …
Chapter 3: Gospel Integration
Gospel Integration Some traditions refer to the transformative work of the gospel as “progressive sanctification," but the application of that concept is almost exclusively individual and …