David, Moses, Saul of Tarsus, these were all people who did terrible terrible thingsโ - โthey were murderers. The Bible would be a lot shorter without grace.
Shane ClaiborneWe are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb.
Shane ClaiborneFaith is not accepting the world as it is but insisting on building the world God wants.
Shane ClaiborneWhen you poll snake person Christians, Christians born after 1980, it's like 80% of them are against the death penalty. It's not because they've thrown out their faith, but it's because of their faith they can't reconcile the death penalty with Jesus and their commitment to Jesus.
Shane Claiborne