Editorial December 20, 1999 Issue

What is a Christian, then and now?

William E. Moody

There's a debate going on. Some observers say that it's partly politics, partly the "culture wars," and partly the effect of media usage, added to the not insignificant influence of particular religious segments in Western society. Yet whatever the arguments, there appears to be growing confusion today when the word Christian is used in public discourse to identify someone.

To follow Jesus surely includes both a saving and a healing purpose.

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