Philip Yancey Quote
Will Christians turn once again toward an approach that imposes its will on the rest of society? By doing so we would betray our founder, who resisted a temptation to authority over all the kingdoms of the world, and who died a martyr at the hands of a powerful state. In the words of Miroslav Volf, Imposition stands starkly at odds with the basic character of the Christian faith, which is at its heart about self-giving—God’s self-giving and human self-giving—and not about self-imposing. Even
Philip Yancey
Will Christians turn once again toward an approach that imposes its will on the rest of society? By doing so we would betray our founder, who resisted a temptation to authority over all the kingdoms of the world, and who died a martyr at the hands of a powerful state. In the words of Miroslav Volf, Imposition stands starkly at odds with the basic character of the Christian faith, which is at its heart about self-giving—God’s self-giving and human self-giving—and not about self-imposing. Even