Keller laid out the traits of churches he believed would thrive in the coming secular city: In New York City, Redeemer has been a path-breaking ministry, and, if God will continue to bless and use us, there still is much more such work to do. We must find ways to preach the ancient message of the gospel in ways that both defy the illusions of the age yet resonate with the good aspirations and hopes of our neighbors. That means several things. It means to contest the self-narratives of secularity, especially its claim to inclusivity. It means to appeal to people’s deepest intuitions which do
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