CHRISTIANS CONTRA MUNDUM
Thus it was from the beginning and so it is today. Yet the early Christians had one great advantage over us; then it was clear that the surrounding culture was groping in the darkness of paganism, and thus it was clear that the culture should have no hand in defining the role of God’s people in the world. But today we have grown accustomed to thinking of ourselves as a part of the “Christian West,” living in a “Christian nation.” That habit is hard to kick, for it has the narcotic effect of easing the painful reality of the stark contrast between 20th-century American culture and the calling of Christ to his church. Yet we must kick that habit, if by serving heaven we are to be any earthly good. Our challenge is clear: We must reject the illusions, seductions, and false alternatives of the current political scene and re-assert the ageless truth that Christ is Lord of lords, King of…
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