A dissident disciple does not grasp for power over others. Instead, the dissident disciple, following the way of the Lamb, serves the other. Their politics is a politics for others. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

No government is the new Jerusalem. Babylon extends its reach into every legislature, every justice system, and every executive branch. We do not live in new Jerusalem, and that means we must have the suspicion of a discerning dissident. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

Thinking proximity to power will make the church more influential is as likely as the corner shop thinking Amazon will be the source of that business’s flourishing again. Babylon tolerates no rivals. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

We must come out from Babylon and live in new Jerusalem by witnessing to the truth of the Lamb. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

The Word of God is the weapon of choice for those walking in the way of the Lamb. The way of the Lamb is the way of peace, through peacemaking and reconciliation. It means dropping the sword and beating that sword into a garden tool. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

The heart of Babylon will always be arrogant self-sufficiency that has no need for God, no care for the people of God, and no commitment to the ways of God. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett

Worshiping this God inevitably leads to resisting Babylon’s gods and converts the people of the Lamb into dissidents in the world. Those who worship the Lamb do not worship the emperor and his gods. Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett