Orthodoxy as right belief will cost us little; indeed, it will allow us to sit back with our Pharisaic doctrines, guarding the ‘truth’ with the purity of our interpretations. But orthodoxy, as believing in the right way, as bringing love to the world around us and within us … that will cost us everything. For to live by that sword, as we all know, is to die by it. Peter Rollins
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In the movie "The Matrix", the character Morpheus says, "In the end...you will choose. You will choose between life and death..between nature and the human construct..between what is and what could be." In these lines, Morpheus expresses a powerful truth. If we truly believe that there is a "right" way to live, then we cannot allow our beliefs to be swayed by those who disagree. We must be willing to die for our beliefs, because that is exactly what it means to live by them.

Source: How (Not) To Speak Of God: Marks Of The Emerging Church

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