Snip·pet | ˈsnipit | noun a small piece or brief extract.

Another snippet from The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith by Trevin Wax.

“What put Christianity in the crosshairs of the Roman authorities was its refusal to bend the knee to Caesar’s ultimate authority, out of commitment to this explosive combination of inclusivity and exclusivity. This little sect not only insisted on the exclusive claim that Jesus is the only way (and not the idols of Rome), it also issued an inclusive call to everyone, regardless of ethnicity, to repent and believe and become part of a new worldwide family. That was the surge of energy that shocked the Roman Empire, the earthquake that eventually brought down the ancient Roman religions. It wasn’t exclusivity on its own, or inclusivity on its own, but the combination of both. That’s the thrill of orthodoxy…”

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