Whereas the good news had first been published for its own sake with no concern for success, now ineluctably success brought, as always, a desire for it. ... They were not aware of what was happening, namely, that society was inverting Christianity instead of being subverted by it. (Jacques Ellul)

Whereas the good news had first been published for its own sake with no concern for success, now ineluctably success brought, as always, a desire for it. ... They were not aware of what was happening, namely, that society was inverting Christianity instead of being subverted by it.

Jacques Ellul

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