What is it that will define the destiny of the American church? Will it be the beliefs of the church or the conduct of the church? The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).
Ideally, the two concepts shouldn’t be that distinct. Right conduct should flow from right belief. For example, honesty should flow naturally from the belief that lying is wrong. In reality, however, we know that people are much more complex, that theology does not always dictate morality and that sometimes the most religious people are among the most immoral — in direct defiance of the beliefs they proclaim.
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