The Paradim of the Church

The strength of this model is that it takes seriously the bible's call to be god's distinct people. We all must be vigilant that we are being wooed by the idols of the culture around us, he says. But if we only have a perspective of exclusive opposition, then we'll miss our calling in the world and accommodation or assimilation would never happen. The church becomes indistinguishable from its surroundings with an attitude of domination - which sets everything up as a war.