Monday, February 9, 2009

Quote of the Week

English writer G.K. Chesterton once said, "Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried."

  • What do you think about Chesterton's perspective?
  • In what ways does this ring true for Christianity in American culture?
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  1. RyanFebruary 10, 2009 at 1:17 PM

    The genius of the modern American church is that it has manipulated (unknowingly, at times) New Testament teachings to fit its preferred way of life. This makes for a remarkable marketing scheme in a church culture that generally values width over depth.

    Essentially Chesterton is right in his analysis, but in our culture this plays out in such a way that the bar is lowered and the path widened to create a less difficult flavor of Christianity (which is not Christianity at all). This creates what Dietrich Bonhoeffer calls "cheap grace" where the church peddles salvation to seekers while watering down the expectation of subsequent discipleship.

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