fiercer, in the hopes of scaring off predators. But such is not the way of Christ. To say that we are a minority is not to talk, as pollsters or economists would, in terms of numbers. It is to speak in terms of a mind-set, how we view ourselves. The church of Jesus Christ is never a majority—in any fallen culture—even if we happen to outnumber everyone else around us. The Scripture speaks of a world system that is at odds with the kingdom, a world to which we are constantly tempted to pattern our own