Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Quoting


"I think that Christianity has two emphases. One is a social emphasis to impart the values of the kingdom of God in society - to relieve the sufferings of the poor, to stand up for the oppressed, to be a voice for those who have no voice.

The other emphasis is to bring people into a personal, transforming relationship with Christ, where they feel the joy and the love of God in their lives. That they manifest what the fifth chapter of Galatians calls 'the fruit of the Spirit'.

Fundamentalism has emphasized the latter, mainline churches have emphasized the former.

We cannot neglect one for the other."

-Tony Campolo