That’s why I’ve titled this chapter about Second Chair Christians, “The Pain of the Man in the Middle.” The middle chair is a painful place to call home. Second Chair Christians are neither unrestrained, guilt-hardened pagans nor unfettered, guilt-free Christians. By their own choice, they’re caught in a twilight zone. They’ve traded the joy of following God with a whole heart for the “wisdom” of cutting their own deal—and they’ve ended up, perhaps without knowing it, as heirs of the king who live like beggars.
