God Doesn't Want Our Success; He Wants

Some Say Society Must Change In Order To Change People. No, People Must Be Changed In Order To Change Society.

Lenin, Stalin, And Rakosi Recognized That A Renewed And Purified Christianity Was The Only Force That Could Move The Masses As Powerfully As The Marxist Ideal Could. They Attacked It As The Enemy That It Was And Is.

The Dynamism And Freedom That Characterizes The West Is The Product Of Christianity's Reforming Itself And Moving Forward Culturally. The Ascendancy Of The West Is The Story Of The Difference That Christianity Makes, And It's A Story We Can't Let Our Culture Forget.

Moral Crusaders With Zeal But No Ethical Understanding Are Likely To Give Us Solutions That Are Worse Than The Problems.

It Is Not What We Do That Matters, But What A Sovereign God Chooses To Do Through Us. God Doesn't Want Our Success; He Wants Us. He Doesn't Demand Our Achievements; He Demands Our Obedience. The Kingdom Of God Is A Kingdom Of Paradox, Where Through The Ugly Defeat Of A Cross, A Holy God Is Utterly Glorified. Victory Comes Through Defeat; Healing Through Brokenness; Finding Self Through Losing Self.