Everything a commodity

Posted: 24 May 2012 @ 00:00

If society and even the Church are becoming markets, the limits of selling need to be examined, argues James Walters

It is an important Christian truth that human beings do not learn the lessons of history. The Bible repeatedly shows what an extraordinary capacity we have for becoming trapped in destructive patterns of behaviour, which lead to disasters from which we never learn.

It was true of the people of Israel, who felt the constant pull of idols over the worship of Yahweh. It was true of Christian converts in Colossae, who remained captivated by “philosophy and empty ...

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