Does not advocate social avoidance or withdrawal. Nor does it assume that the kingdom and the world are neatly divided into separate realms. The action of the Kingdom takes place in the world in the midst of social space. But it's a different game. Kingdom players follow special rules and listen to another manager. Kingdom values challenge taken-for-granted social rules and sometimes go against the dominant culture. But don't misunderstand. Kingdom people are not sectarians who protest against the larger society just for the sake of being different. Kingdom values, rooted in God's profound love and constant grace, sow new ways of thinking and living. Sometimes new modalities complement prevailing practices; other times not. In short, Kingdom patterns arise from the love of God, not from a sectarian impulse to oppose or withdraw from the rest of the world
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