Fundamentally, the central purpose of the law was to drive us beyond it to Christ. By condemning us, the law exposes the impossibility of our ever living in perfect union with God so long as our relationship is filtered by our knowledge of good and evil. The law thereby prepares us to receive God’s judgment of our rebellious knowledge in Christ and opens us up to being reconciled with God in Jesus Christ. In his mercy, the all-holy God works...

From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Being Faithful to the Church’s Vision of Living and Acting as Disciples. Our authors pose the question, “Does the church really matter in trying to live as a Christian?” Is the church just another special interest group within the culture vying for their piece of...

From the book: “Resident Aliens – A Provocative Christian Assessment of Culture and Ministry for People Who Know That Something is Wrong.” By Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. People Who Follow a God Who Is Odd. In many ways, we fail to see or appreciate the uniqueness of the church within the culture when it is most faithful to the example of the church set by Christ and the apostles. The church does not help us be moral; it teaches us...