Antagonism and Persuasion
Posted by TulipGirl | Under Christianity and the Church Monday Jun 23, 2008“Finally, lest we forget, there will always be a level of antagonism between the church and the culture. After all, the only way the church could be universally loved by the World would be to surrender to it utterly. The trick is to preserve the natural offense of the Gospel without placing extra cultural stumbling blocks in the way of secular people.”
Related to that, I’ve been listening to Keller & crew talking about the Gospel and persuasion within the the context of the U.S. culture.
What a wonderful quote!
I know! And what a hard balance to learn to walk and “preserve the natural offense of the Gospel” without pushing people over, you know?