There is a calamitous difference between a people who have been immersed in paganism for centuries and a post-Christian society. While the culture of the latter may carry a deep tradition influenced by Christian values, its posture of rebellion will give it a direction that is more explicitly and consciously anti-Christian.
Edmund ClowneyThe holiness of the church means that life, as well as truth, marks Christโs church; the behavior of Christians in the world must be remarkable enough to cause grudging admiration, astonished curiosity or threatening hostility.
Edmund ClowneyThe stairway to the ministry is not a grand staircase but a back stairwell that leads down to the servantsโ quarters.
Edmund Clowney