"We help to build the City of God when our actions are animated and directed by the love of God, offered up to His service. We build the City of Man whenever our actions are motivated by self-love, serving sinful purposes" (Pearcey, 40).
A number of my fellow staff and community members are reading Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey. Above she describes a striking insight by Augustine regarding allegiance. It struck me again how we can do "Christian things" that really don't glorify God or build His kingdom at all.
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