S. Runyan

“No one can serve two masters,” declared Jesus to his disciples (Matt. 6:24). However, Christians have spent the greater portion of the past two millenniums apparently trying to prove Jesus wrong. We have told ourselves that we can indeed have both—the things of God and the things of this world. Many of us live our lives no differently than do conservative non-Christians, except for the fact that we attend church regularly each week. We watch the same entertainment. We share the same concerns about the problems of this world. And we are frequently just as involved in the world’s commercial and materialistic pursuits. Often, our being “not of this world” exists in theory more than in practice.”
― David Bercot, Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up

“The irony is that although the kingdom of God was the theme of Jesus’ preaching, the message of the kingdom is almost totally missing from the gospel that’s preached today. What’s the theme of most preaching today? It’s man’s personal salvation, isn’t it? It’s not the kingdom of God.”
― David W. Bercot, The Kingdom That Turned the World Upside Down

“The most miserable people in the world are the people who are selfish and self-centered and who won’t do anything for the good of others but only for themselves.  These are the ones who are the furthest from the Kingdom of God.  The Kingdom of God is God’s all out answer to man’s total needs.  The Kingdom of God is something we live.  We know and experience the Kingdom of God only to the extent that we practice it.”
― David W. Bercot, Kingdom of God