But which history? Whose stories? Which account best represents the past and points us forward? Answering such questions requires a great deal of discernment. And the stakes are high. Christians, like all citizens, have a duty to discern.
Yet Christians, unlike some others, must hold two histories together: the grand story of their redemption and the more local story of their society. As citizens, we participate in the history of our nation, but as disciples of Christ, we ground ourselves in a deeper story of the world. One is not the other. And the Christian duty of discerning history involves handling their relation well. Any attempt to collapse the difference threatens the foundations of the church.
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