Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.
- Martin Luther
GB's foundational article on this topic, a Promise of Hope, explores dozens of Old and New Testament's thoughts on this critical and comforting topic.
Quantum hope drills down deeper to answer the question, is authentic Biblical Christianity in general, and Quantum Christianity in particular, worth the trouble?
Truth be told, widespread presumption has inexorably lead to a decaying orbit in regards to all things Christian. From apathy to worldliness, unfaithfulness and immorality, Churchianity desperately needs to plot a new trajectory to overcome the inertia of what is fast becoming a global and eternal downward spiral. Not only for this generation, but those to come.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” is the great paradox of our age. A self evident condition obscured for only as long as best is able to conceal worst. Yet time has a way of revealing all things. Eventually both life and death attest to humanity’s perilous plight. Appearing from nowhere, we face uncertain fate. As Shakespeare laments, we await “but to die, and go we know not where. To lie in cold obstruction and to rot.”
Admittedly or not, we need God from cradle to grave. Even so, we frequently feel forced to make our way alone. Family and friends may help, but they can and do disappoint. Eventually disappearing altogether. Wrestling with loneliness, we suffer isolation. At times even from ourselves. Particularly when finding cherished hopes and dreams out of reach.
Surprisingly, Scripture suggests the unlikely pairing of godly sorrow and hope to champion this challenge:
“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 New King James Version
“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:5 New King James Version
“You had everything going for you. You were in Eden, God’s garden. You were dressed in splendor, your robe studded with jewels: Carnelian, peridot, and moonstone, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, all in settings of engraved gold. A robe was prepared for you the same day you were created. You were the anointed cherub. I placed you on the mountain of God. You strolled in magnificence among the stones of fire. From the day of your creation you were sheer perfection… and then imperfection—evil!—was detected in you.” Ezekiel 28:12-15 The Message
“How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground—mighty though you were against the nations of the world. For you said to yourself, “I will ascend to heaven and rule the angels. I will take the highest throne. I will preside on the Mount of Assembly far away in the north. I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.” But instead, you will be brought down to the pit of hell, down to its lowest depths. Everyone there will stare at you and ask, “Can this be the one who shook the earth and the kingdoms of the world?” Isaiah :14:12-16 Living Bible
“Your attitude should be the kind that was shown us by Jesus Christ, who, though he was God, did not demand and cling to his rights as God, but laid aside his mighty power and glory, taking the disguise of a slave and becoming like men. And he humbled himself even further, going so far as actually to die a criminal’s death on a cross. Yet it was because of this that God raised him up to the heights of heaven and gave him a name which is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:5-11 Living Bible
More recently, the 2016 movie Dr. Strange staring Benedict Cumberbatch, promoted a similar theme. In the most moving scene, the planet conquering Dormammu is summoned from the Dark Dimension threatening to hurdle Earth into an eternal hellish existence. Dr. Strange’s mentor, the Ancient One, slows time to nearly a standstill an instant before her death. As lightening inches across the skyline, she uses this last moment to impart her most important lesson to her gifted, albeit stubborn disciple:
Ancient One: You have such a capacity for goodness. You always excelled. But not because you crave success, but because of your fear of failure.
Dr. Strange: That’s what made me a great doctor.
Ancient One: It’s precisely what kept you from greatness. Arrogance and fear still keep you from learning the simplest and most significant lesson all.
Dr. Strange: Which is?
Ancient One: It’s not about you…
Pop culture notwithstanding, plenty of passages such as the Sermon On The Mount and Christ’s Beatitudes, Rich Man and Lazarus and Rich Young Ruler emphasize Scripture’s theme that down is up and less is more. As do the teachings and lifestyles of the apostles and early church. Unfortunately, they stand in stark contrast to today’s mantra of Me-ism. Nevertheless, the Bible contends that to the degree a solid foundation of godly sorrow and repentance have been sown, godly hope can and will arise. For modern Christianity, navigating this paradox begins with recognizing and responding to both the best and worst of our habits and attitudes. A quantum perspective no small feat in and of itself.
In the same vein, it may be said that Churchianity as a whole, and it’s attraction to us on an individual level, represent both living faith’s greatest ally and staunchest enemy. For all its many and sometimes fatal flaws, there remains much to recommend it. Innumerable qualities, both real and imagined, make a strong cumulative argument that at this late hour, to be of genuine Kingdom service as a bonfire in the night, the worldly church of today and tomorrow must be set ablaze with the flames of revival and reformation.
As observed, “it may be an ugly cow but it still gives a little milk.” Another spiritual faux pas characterized in cartoon by Philip C. Brewer…
Real or Imagined
Many hope in hope, in and of itself. After all, if it ain't broke don't fix. In reality, our concept of hope may be in need of repair, to be Scriptural and therefore lasting. For most, the discontent between 1st century Biblical Christianity and 21 century modern Churchianity stems from an inability or unwillingness to differentiate between authentic Biblical hope and religious sentimentality. Becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish, billions are growing all the more ill prepared to discern the subtle, and even not so subtle differences. Loving and serving God, or even one's neighbor, has been all but usurped by cable TV and social media. Church pop doctrine today is so touchy feely as to be more receptively communicated by worship leaders and entertainers than honest clergy. Theological considerations are more subject to the court of public opinion than their clear an concise handling by the word of God.
In point of fact, one's hard pressed to find churches preaching and teaching even the elementary principles of Scripture, much less the meat of the Word the Bible demands:
- “Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits.” Hebrews 6:1-3 New King James Version
- "Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16 The Message
- "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be just as full of light as when a lamp shines its light on you." Luke 11:33-36 New International Version
- "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." Matthew 5:13 New International Version
- "In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear." Luke 14:33-35 New International Version
- “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going into another country, who called together his servants and loaned them money to invest for him while he was gone. He gave $5,000 to one, $2,000 to another, and $1,000 to the last—dividing it in proportion to their abilities—and then left on his trip. The man who received the $5,000 began immediately to buy and sell with it and soon earned another $5,000. The man with $2,000 went right to work, too, and earned another $2,000. But the man who received the $1,000 dug a hole in the ground and hid the money for safekeeping. After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to him to account for his money. The man to whom he had entrusted the $5,000 brought him $10,000. His master praised him for good work. ‘You have been faithful in handling this small amount,’ he told him, ‘so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Begin the joyous tasks I have assigned to you.’ Next came the man who had received the $2,000, with the report, ‘Sir, you gave me $2,000 to use, and I have doubled it.’ ‘Good work,’ his master said. ‘You are a good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over this small amount, so now I will give you much more.’ Then the man with the $1,000 came and said, ‘Sir, I knew you were a hard man, and I was afraid you would rob me of what I earned, so I hid your money in the earth and here it is!’ “But his master replied, ‘Wicked man! Lazy slave! Since you knew I would demand your profit, you should at least have put my money into the bank so I could have some interest. Take the money from this man and give it to the man with the $10,000. For the man who uses well what he is given shall be given more, and he shall have abundance. But from the man who is unfaithful, even what little responsibility he has shall be taken from him. And throw the useless servant out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 25:14-30 Living Bible
- "This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him." John 3:16-18 The Message
- "This is the crisis we’re in: God-light streamed into the world, but men and women everywhere ran for the darkness. They went for the darkness because they were not really interested in pleasing God. Everyone who makes a practice of doing evil, addicted to denial and illusion, hates God-light and won’t come near it, fearing a painful exposure. But anyone working and living in truth and reality welcomes God-light so the work can be seen for the God-work it is.” John 3:19-21 The Message
- "The Message that points to Christ on the Cross seems like sheer silliness to those hellbent on destruction, but for those on the way of salvation it makes perfect sense. This is the way God works, and most powerfully as it turns out. It's written, 'I'll turn conventional wisdom on its head, I'll expose so-called experts as crackpots'. So where can you find someone truly wise, truly educated, truly intelligent in this day and age? Hasn't God exposed it all as pretentious nonsense? Since the world in all its fancy wisdom never had a clue when it came to knowing God, God in his wisdom took delight in using what the world considered dumb—preaching, of all things!—to bring those who trust him into the way of salvation." 1 Corinthians 1:18-21 The Message
- "Christ is God's ultimate miracle and wisdom all wrapped up in one. Human wisdom is so tinny, so impotent, next to the seeming absurdity of God. Human strength can't begin to compete with God's "weakness." Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don't see many of "the brightest and the best" among you, not many influential, not many from high-society families. Isn't it obvious that God deliberately chose men and women that the culture overlooks and exploits and abuses, chose these "nobodies" to expose the hollow pretensions of the "somebodies"?" 1 Corinthians 1:25-31 The Message
The problem is we are all continually telling ourselves a story. The vast majority of which are vastly off page with the Bible's true and underlining narrative.
While no longer in vogue, Scripture's context is most certainly one of warfare theology. Like the whodunnit story of Job, considered by many to be the oldest Book of the Bible and perhaps its key codex, conflict between God the "Lord of Hosts" (angel armies) and Satan the "prince and power of the air" (god of this world), provides the backdrop to Job's story. And much, if not all, the entire Old and New Testaments. For this and a plethora of reasons, the content of Scripture can only be fully understood by embracing the Bible's overarching context. This crucial concern is developed more fully in GB articles such as Conflict Theology, Context Then Content, Times and Seasons, The Evil One and demonic Resistance, as well as Eternity…The Wager (see excerpts Brief History of Eternity and Satan's Accusation). For an excellent example of previous generation's handling of this topic see the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther's hymnal lyrics of "A Might Fortress Is Our God."
Painfully aware Earth is a besieged planet, genuine Biblical Christians invest their time, talent and treasure recruiting, training and deploying Biblically astute Kingdom soldiers. They invest their lives wresting humanity from the grip of Heaven's angelic rebellion. An insurrection that, having marred the history of eternity, has and continues to reshape our own. Through Bible study and strategic prayer, radical discipleship and disciplined sacrifice, they don the full the armor of God. They understand we "wrestle not with flesh and blood" when struggling to rescue others from Satan's wisdom and demonic resistance, who as "the god of this world" holds mankind "captive to do his will."
An essential element of whether our hope is based in Biblical reality is to what degree we appropriately responded to the ramifications of conflict theology. If Christianity’s a cruise ship, sailing merrily from here to Heaven, then certainly Christ's costly atonement is sufficient. The cross of Christ is indeed all anyone could ever need. If however, Heaven and Earth are currently at war with fallen angels and devils, Christianity is a battleship and we must follow our Commander and Chief's example and directives by daily shouldering our own.
Even if Christianity could be likened to a pleasure cruise, given Churchianity’s collision course with so many modern temptations and deceptions, up to an including immorality and the blood red mountainous iceberg of abortion, in certain respects might even many well intended ministries be reduced to simply arranging deck chairs on the Titanic?
So is Christianity a cruise or gunship? We must decide. And do so quickly and carefully. Military directives and drills, cramped quarters and sea rations, would be absurd on a pleasure cruise. So too, civilian itineraries and activities, opulent suites and sumptuous banquets, would be anathema during a time of war.
And like it or not, war is most definitely upon us. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, and its collateral damage, turned the page on many aspects of modern life. Particularly in regards to the areas of politics and governance. Marked by vastly escalating global overreach and deception, this new chapter in modern history may well usher in a dramatic change in the Times and Seasons in which we live. Not to mention establish a precedent and increasing potential for far greater future distress.
Over the course of 2020, globally and particularly in America, goodness and truth were radically redefined by the leadership of the Democratic Party with the billionaire support of media moguls and major corporations. Ridiculous and dangerous agendas, previously espoused by only a fringe of ultra leaning liberals, were suddenly entrenched as the unassailable political platform repeatedly reinforce by nearly every major Democratic leader.
Such signs of the times bode poorly for modern Christianity, and society as a whole. As do every other indicator imaginable. The threat of present and future global pandemics abound. Economic tribulation reverberates worldwide. National debt and military spending is skyrocketing. Forty three million applied for unemployment benefits in the U.S. alone. Coast to coast rioting and looting, violence and murder, over the justifiable death of career criminal George Floyd has gone undeterred for months. Not to mention a series of other false martyrs used by Antifa, Black Lives Mater and Democrats to promote and propagate the greatest unchecked anarchy in recent U.S. history. To the point of choreographing race riots with militias on both sides (if link does not play click here to download militia video). All this while calling to defund the police after already making the crucial job of society's protectors all but impossible.
Scripture is clear such manipulations of facts and logic, much less the rebellion and anarchy they promote, are forbidden and will prove disastrous for all parties involved:
- "Doom to you who call evil good and good evil, Who put darkness in place of light and light in place of darkness, Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!" Isaiah 5:20 The Message
While a full and complete description of our dismal and dire condition is even more disheartening, the above explanation of our quantum quandary should suffice. Simply put, no church age has so failed Christ, and thus the world He came to save, as has our own. Even so, while the apathy and worse of modern Christianity is currently the single greatest obstacle to genuine revival of the Kingdom of God, we are also the world's best and in fact only promise of hope. Remember Christ did not say we would be the salt and light of the world if we were worthy. Rather, for better or worse, we are all the salt and light the world gets.
While tragically unfortunate, our modern dilemma is hardly a surprise. Throughout the annals of Scripture, Satan has not only successfully and repeatedly deceived God's anointed, but millions if not billions of holy angels in the very midst of Heaven itself! This is such a salient point it occupies 1/7th of the Lord's Prayer and is incorporated as one of the final themes of QC’s template of daily strategic prayer.
The inroads and impact made by the original sin of entitlement can not be overstated. Nor can the dark and deplorable state of the world, as well as that of a massive number of confessing Christians. A sad truth well documented statistically, as well as throughout end time warnings and prophecies. Yet, most today fail to account for such crucial mitigating factors when it comes to understanding the terms and conditions of Biblical hope.
Christ’s half-brother James’ treaty on the impact of worldliness on prayer and faith are perfect examples. James explains and expands on quantum Kingdom inversion. He begins his examination of the church by highlighting the symptom of unanswered prayer. Having forwarded the diagnosis of worldliness, James prescribes a regimen of maximum repentance. James expounds on the tenant "God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble." Here again, when it comes to the Kingdom of God, up is down and down up.
While absent from and perhaps even antagonistic towards Christ’s earthly ministry, up to an including His torture and crucifixion, James and his brother Jude had grown up with an all access pass to Jesus. Through osmosis alone James was likely the recipient of nearly three decades of exposure to Jesus living daily life.
Such privileged insights no doubt excelled those gleaned by the three year tour of Christ’s disciples. In light of this privileged family life, his doubtful and rebellious response during Christ’s earthly ministry may well qualify James as the worst brother in history. Yet, upon meeting with the resurrected Christ, James is so broken and changed that his elder brother Jesus, who while on the cross had been forced to delegate the care of their mother Mary to John, appears to entrust James with the oversight of His entire Church. A transaction of authority evidenced by the once wayward James presiding over the First Church Council at Jerusalem as recorded in the Book of Acts.
Such a backstory goes a long way in explaining the tenor of the Book of James. Simple and practical, confrontational and directive, his is the most spiritually down to earth of all the New Testament epistles. By the power of the Holy Spirit, he points the way of escape, from the darkness and death of foolishness and deception, into the light and life of wisdom and truth.
Peter’s denial of Christ and 2nd great confession is another shinning example of Biblical hope through quantum Kingdom inversion. Peter not only confesses his sin, but his lack of love for God. Jesus acting as High Priest, forgives the sin and promises strength. When Peter exalts his love for Christ he is humbled. When humbled he is exalted. In these, as well as in a myriad of other Biblical passages, broken hearted hope is the eternal virtue ensconced between faith and love. The good news is Scripture recognizes both our dualistic nature and need to develop godly character. More a journey than a destination, we are offered the encouragement of hope as previously referenced:
- “In this all-out match against sin, others have suffered far worse than you, to say nothing of what Jesus went through—all that bloodshed! So don’t feel sorry for yourselves. Or have you forgotten how good parents treat children, and that God regards you as his children? My dear child, don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it either. It’s the child he loves that he disciplines; the child he embraces, he also corrects. God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, the normal experience of children. Only irresponsible parents leave children to fend for themselves. Would you prefer an irresponsible God? We respect our own parents for training and not spoiling us, so why not embrace God’s training so we can truly live? While we were children, our parents did what seemed best to them. But God is doing what is best for us, training us to live God’s holy best. At the time, discipline isn’t much fun. It always feels like it’s going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it’s the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!" Hebrews 12:4-13 The Message - Emphasis QC’s
- Honest appraisal of the serious spiritual situation in which we find ourselves.
- Studious understanding of the conditions regarding Biblical Christianity vs. Churchianity, God vs. Satan.
- Developing and implementing a strategy of personal and corporate repentance, as well as resistance against ubiquitous temptation and deception.
- Encouraging and joining with others in doing the same.
- "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Romans 5:1-5 New King James Version
1. Glorying in tribulations: Here as elsewhere, such as the opening of the Epistle of James, we are directed to not only expect but welcome hardship with open arms. While the reasons for this are many, in this case the primary reason is endurance.
2. Perseverance: Another frequent refrain of Scripture, the willingness to endure hardship is a prerequisite to Kingdom progress. In regards to hope, we are assured perseverance is a fundamental property of spiritual health and maturity.
3. Character: The Bible encourages that genuine obedience throughout steps 1-2 is the path to producing and promoting godly character. Both in ourselves and others. Regrettably for billions, believers or not, it is only to those complying these three conditions that Scripture proposes the promise, Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
So just how bad is it? In all honesty, having been duped into so repeatedly grieving, if not insulting the Spirit of grace, we stand in the greatest of spiritual peril. Even so, now is the time to mix godly fear and radical discipleship with great faith and quantum hope. As the late Admiral Chester Nimitz Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific fleet commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II was known to pray, “God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.” And as Winston Churchill famously noted, "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."
Nationally and internationally, 2020 introduced radical changes structured to promote sociopolitical control. Escalations designed to forward the infiltration of global society, likely leading to the introduction of a New World Order. Possibly even the ushering in of the long foretold Antichrist, as well as the Mark of the Beast. The appearance of both, as Scripture plainly warns, predating Christ's prophesied Rapture of the Church. It's not hard to imagine a scenario where the primary, secondary and tertiary effects of global catastrophes such as COVID-19 play a significant role in the beginning of sorrows warned of in the gospels, epistles and Book of Revelation.
Many questions remain unanswered. Many mysteries persist. Yet amongst the COVID-19 affliction and aftermath, a single spiritual concern looms large. Is there any evidence or even realistic hope modern Christians will reevaluate our present disastrous coarse? What more need be threatened? If not forever lost? How much greater the disaster before we replace presumption with Biblical faith? When will fellowships and churches come with brokenness and contrition before the God we so casually invoke and yet daily offend? Are we ready to open the door to Christ through pre-revival repentance in hope of experiencing our own Pentecost, with hundreds if not thousands of upper rooms?
Most needed now is a cure many find worse than the disease. A Scripturally accurate diagnoses of apathetic and anemic powerlessness. A prescription of rigorous honesty and radical discipleship. Followed with a comprehensive treatment of James 4's Prayer of Anguish. Such a regimen is the only way for modern Christians to cure our free fall from grace and be reconciled to God. In this way, 21st century believers can truly follow Jesus and rest assured of salvation. By fulfilling even His more demanding commands, particularly in regards to Christ's judgment of His church.
Thankfully, this is the same course of action necessary to restore the genuine and miraculous fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Particularly that of miraculously healing the sick, which has always been and was intended to always be, the cornerstone of Biblical power evangelism and discipleship.
Who knows? With God's help, in this late hour we might yet achieve a measure of that which has been long lost and be transformed into the entirely New Creations of New Testament promise. As Jesus directed:
- "Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you." Mathew 7:7 AMP
... and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.
The concept of Biblical hope is more interesting today than ever before. It might be said that after Adam and Eve’s expulsion from paradise, fledgling humanity hoped to make a life and name for itself on Earth. Millennia later, Noah hoped to escape cataclysmic judgment against the sin of men and angels. Generations after, Abraham hoped for a place for his family and the faithful to call home. Joseph hoped for prosperity for the tribes of Israel and Egypt. Moses hoped for deliverance from centuries of slavery and passage to the promised land. Israel’s judges hoped for deliverance from oppressors and sins of idolatry. Israel’s kings hoped for a united and wealthy kingdom. The prophets hoped to mitigate destruction and survive exile. Together, from the fall of mankind, they all hoped in the coming of the Messiah. Christ’s disciples hoped in the Conquering King and Israel’s restoration. As apostles, they hoped for the empowerment of the Spirit and establishment of Church. Early Christians hoped for expansion and freedom from persecution. The church age hoped for evangelism and global prominence.
Today, we stand as recipients of the sweat and blood, hopes and prayers, of all past generations. One might ask, having so much in hand, for what should we hope? Perhaps, after all that’s been said and done, we should hope to stop mucking it up. That at least a remnant of a remnant might finally learn the lessons of history, rather than be forever doomed to repeat them. And then some. That like James and Paul, 21st century modern Churchianity might experience a heavenly transformation into the likeness of 1st century Biblical Christianity. And then some.
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