“Suppose for a moment that God placed an invisible recording device around the neck of every last person, and this recording device was designed to record only those statements that consisted of moral evaluations of other people. Suppose further that God took these recordings from around the necks of all of us, distilled from those …
But Wanting Doesn’t Cut It
“Justice is the judge, and we want justice to be the defendant” (Mere Fundamentalism, pp. 111-112).
Where Nothing Sticks Out
“If absolutely everything is going to be put right, with no remainder, this means that every person will have to find a final place that fits. And in order for something to fit, it must be fitting, and before that can be, it must be fitted. And—given the bent and twisted nature of our race—only …
Love Bestows Loveliness
“If we love the Church as she now is, we will love her into the Church that has been promised us” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 105).
A Basic Hope
“The future is necessarily Christian” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 100).
Quicksilver Life
“He has set immortal life loose in the world, resurrection life loose in the world, divine life loose in the world. It can be smashed, but like quicksilver it scatters everywhere. And when it has been scattered everywhere, it begins to grow and multiply from there” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 96).
Ineffable Wisdom
“In a world filled with death and corruption, the Holy Spirit hovers over the face of the sewage lagoon, brooding on the face of the waters. And there, in the midst of all that death, He introduces life” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 95).
All That Is Needed
“The body of Christ has no vestigial organs, no evolutionary leftovers. God gave us a heart so that our blood could circulate. He gave us ankles so that we could walk. He gave us fingernails so that we could pick up dimes on the first try” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 94).
Scripture as Tutor
“The natural world is eloquent, but mute at the same time. The Scriptures teach us how to read nature” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 89).
Comparing the Books
“Natural revelation does not teach us that we all evolved from the primordial slime. It does teach us that homosexual relations are unnatural. The former conflicts with Genesis, and the latter does not conflict with Leviticus” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 88).