The Purpose of the Following Christ

As I am working my way through the Sermon on the Mount in studying a true pro-life ethic, I was caught by Craig Keener’s words in his work on the background of the New Testament.

This particular quote on Matthew 5:13-16 is incredible:

A disciple of the kingdom who does not live like a disciple of the kingdom…  is worth about as much as tasteless salt or invisible light.

What is my worth in the Kingdom? In this world? Am I truly living out the precepts of the my King?

One response to “The Purpose of the Following Christ”

  1. […] on the Mount and a “pro-life ethic,” I am drawn to the parallels here in Isaiah 1. A quote I posted from Craig Keener really drives at the problem in Isaiah […]

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