In the book Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision, N. T. Wright makes a point that has been made before but always bears making again:
The theological equivalent of supposing that the sun goes around the earth is the belief that the whole of Christian truth is all about me and my salvation. … Do not misunderstand me. Hold the angry or fearful reaction. Salvation is hugely important. Of course it is! Knowing God for oneself, as opposed to merely knowing or thinking about him, is at the heart of Christian living. Discovering that God is gracious, rather than a distant bureaucrat or a dangerous tyrant, is the good news that constantly surprises and refreshes us. But we are not the center of the universe. God is not circling around us. We are circling around him.
— N. T. Wright, Justification, 23.
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