turn constitute the grid through which the believer comes to view all of life. Propositions can thus be said to have a second-order importance. They both serve the conversion experience and arise out of our new status as believers. Consequently, our goal in proclaiming the gospel should not merely be to bring others to affirm a list of correct propositions. Rather, we should employ theological propositions such as “sin” and “grace” in order that others might encounter God in Christ and then join