More from Jonathan Leeman. (If you haven't read the other excerpts from him, type his name into the search box in the upper left corner of this blog.)
"Christians these days have a hard time submitting to the body, not just because we resent the idea of authority, but because our minds can't hep but respond like consumers. A consumer has authority. A consumer thinks he is the head, and the rest of the body exists to serve him and fulfill his personal narrative. Not only that, but he gets a little nervous when others are different from him. Jews and Greeks? Slaves and free? No thank you, I'll stick with the free Greeks. The consumer is always looking for the right fit..."
--Jonathan Leeman, The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love,
http://www.amazon.com/Church-Surprising-Offense-Gods-Love/dp/1433509059/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322923839&sr=1-1
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