Thus the vision required for discernment does not make Christian faith anti-Rome, anti-American, or anti-culture in some general, all-encompassing sense. Rather, it calls us to rely on the discerning Spirit to distinguish the good (and the neutral) from the bad in order to remain in Babylon but not of it. We learn where we can say “yes,” and where we must say “no.” Then the church’s mission can go forward in faith and in faithfulness.
