Hudson Taylor Said, "the Lord's Work Done

Truth Demands Confrontation. It Must Be Loving Confrontation, But There Must Be Confrontation Nonetheless.

No Totalitarian Authority Nor Authoritarian State Can Tolerate Those Who Have An Absolute By Which To Judge That State And Its Actions. The Christians Had That Absolute In God's Revelation.

The Moral Absolutes Rest Upon God's Character. The Moral Commands He Has Given To Men Are An Expression Of His Character. Men As Created In His Image Are To Live By Choice On The Basis Of What God Is. The Standards Of Morality Are Determined By What Conforms To His Character, While Those Things Which Do Not Conform Are Immoral.

Christianity Is Realistic Because It Says That If There Is No Truth, There Is Also No Hope; And There Can Be No Truth If There Is No Adequate Base. It Is Prepared To Face The Consequences Of Being Proved False And Say With Paul: If You Find The Body Of Christ, The Discussion Is Finished, Let Us Eat And Drink For Tomorrow We Die. It Leaves Absolutely No Room For A Romantic Answer.

To Fail To Exhibit That We Take Truth Seriously At Those Points Where There Is A Cost In Our Doing So, Is To Push The Next Generation In The Relative, Dialectical Millstream That Surrounds Us.