“I have tried the pharisaic plan, and the monastic. I was once so straight, that, like the Indian’s tree, I leaned a little the other way. And however much I may be slandered now as seeking “popularity” or a popular course, I have to rejoice that to my own satisfaction, as well as to others, I proved that truth, and not popularity, was my object; for I was once so strict a Separatist that I would neither pray nor sing praises with any one who was not as perfect as I supposed myself. In this most unpopular course I persisted until I discovered the mistake, and saw that on the principle embraced in my conduct, there never could be a congregation or church upon the earth.” Alexander Campbell
Feb 01 2010
February 1st, 2010 12:33 pm
Alexander Campbell was an incredible thinker–one of my favorite of all time.
February 1st, 2010 1:01 pm
Mine as well.
February 3rd, 2010 9:19 am
[...] in much shorter sentences, Herman Bavinck (HT: Michael Bird) and Alexander Campbell have also expressed some related [...]