"When a comprehensive Christian worldview is applied to the whole of life even those who protest the claims of the Gospel must live in accordance with its categories." — George Grant
When a person condemns Christianity for stirring up strife, causing wars, supporting slavery, reinforcing racism, sustaining sexism, or cultural conquest, they can only do so using Christian categories of sin. They can only condemn Christianity under the authority of Christ. Without Christendom, there is no foundation from which to declare any of those things to be wrong. Why should a Christian be ashamed of racism? Because Christ is Lord. If Christ is not Lord, why is racism wrong? Says who?
The fact that warmongering, kidnapping, race baiting, misogyny, and brutality are considered wrong (i.e. sinful) is because Christendom has come to bear heavily upon the individual and collective conscience of the world. Because Christ is King, His categories are codified throughout His Kingdom; and that is an everlasting kingdom without earthen borders.
Daniel 7:14
And to Him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
should serve Him;
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away,
and His kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed.
Deplorable acts are only considered to be so because they are Christless. There is no other standard that can be consistently brought to bear upon any thought, word, or deed.
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