Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Christians have only one master

Daniel Musser "concludes his book by saying: 'Christians do not need government, and therefore they cannot either obey it in what is contrary to Christ's teaching nor, still less, take part in it.' Christ took his disciples out of the world, he says. They do not expect worldly blessings and worldly happiness, but they expect eternal life. The Spirit in whom they live makes them contented and happy in every position. If the world tolerates them, they are always happy. If the world will not leave them in peace, they will go elsewhere, since they are pilgrims on the earth and they have no fixed place of habitation. They believe that 'the dead may bury their dead.' One thing only is needful for them, 'to follow their master.' - Leo Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God is Within You, pg. 16

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