“Purity of heart is to will one thing”. – Soren Kierkegaard
Christians are promised people. Some of the earliest biblical stories tell of God calling Israel to follow him alone. This was not an act of fiat, but an invitation. “You will be my people, and I will be your God” (Gen 6:7) is a promise but moreso, a pledge. Israel would have to be bound to this particular god. They’d need to choose this one thing.
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Kirsten Sanders
Kirsten Sanders (PhD, Emory University) is a writer and theologian. She lives with her family in Massachusetts.
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