“How can this strange story of God made man, of a crucified savior, of resurrection and new creation become credible for those whose entire mental training has conditioned them to believe that the real world is the world that can be satisfactorily explained and managed without the hypothesis of God? I know of only one clue to the answering of that question, only one real hermeneutic of the gospel: Congregations that believe it.”
Lesslie Newbigin, Word in Season, p. 42. Cited in Tim Stafford, In Jesus’ Steps.
“The gospel does not present the church as a savior. Rather the church is the place where the Savior lives. The message can be heard rising out of the church: ‘Jesus is changing the world. Come and join us as we follow Jesus.’” Tim Stafford.
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