of Christ—the church. We are personally accountable both to and within that community. God calls us not merely to be forgiven and get a personal reservation for the “Heaven Train.” Our call is to join the people of God: the body of Christ on earth, doing what Christ would do, namely preaching the gospel, glorifying the Father, and preaching liberty to the captives and repentance to sinners. Writing and speaking on personal, privatized religion is popular; scan the shelves at a Christian bookstore
Pages 21–22