more than just the doctrine itself. It is really about a diminished interest in the Word of God in the life of the church. It is about not being able to hear that Word without hearing it as if it were endorsing our way of life today, our cultural expectations, and our priorities. The reality, of course, is that the truth of God’s Word is often in sharp antithesis to what is taken as being “normal” in our culture. To hear this Word, then, is to see that the Christ of this Word is against the culture