‘Many hate the Cross because it means a salvation not of their own choosing or making . . . a salvation unearned, undeserved, unmerited. They would much prefer God to punish them than to forgive them because that would mean that God is dependent upon them and needs their obedience to be their God.’

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‘Many hate the Cross because it means a salvation not of their own choosing or making . . . a salvation unearned, undeserved, unmerited. They would much prefer God to punish them than to forgive them because that would mean that God is dependent upon them and needs their obedience to be their God.’

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A little more Stringfellow:

'If the church is called to advocacy, in a biblical sense, as a way of expressing its imminent eschatological insight, then the church cannot withdraw or retreat or escape from political involvement; it cannot indulge equivocation or apathy or indifference.’

#stringfellow #theology #mission #politics

A little more Stringfellow:

'If the church is called to advocacy, in a biblical sense, as a way of expressing its imminent eschatological insight, then the church cannot withdraw or retreat or escape from political involvement; it cannot indulge equivocation or apathy or indifference.’

#stringfellow #theology #mission #politics

‘The moral complacency of most citizens in regard to poverty is largely due to the success this society has achieved in keeping the poor out of sight: the mind is not appalled by conditions the eyes have not seen; the conscience is not moved by what the nostrils have not inhaled.’

#theology #ethics #stringfellow #poverty

‘The moral complacency of most citizens in regard to poverty is largely due to the success this society has achieved in keeping the poor out of sight: the mind is not appalled by conditions the eyes have not seen; the conscience is not moved by what the nostrils have not inhaled.’

#theology #ethics #stringfellow #poverty