# “Defined by the worship of God” N.T. Wright

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2009/11/04/defined-by-the-worship-of-god-n-t-wright/
- Published: 2009-11-04T11:39:14-06:00
- Author: tollelege

“Christians are not defined by skin colour, by gender, by geographical location,
or even, shockingly, by their good behaviour. Nor are they defined by the particular
type of religious feelings they may have. _They are defined in terms of the God 
they worship_.

That’s why we say the Creed at the heart of our regular liturgies: we are defined
as the people who believe in _this God_. All other definitions of the church are
open to distortion.

We need theology, we need doctrine, because if we don’t have it something else will
come in to take its place. And any other defining marks of the church will move 
us in the direction of idolatry.”

–N. T. Wright, _[For All God’s Worth: True Worship and the Calling of the Church](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802871763?tag=toletaupanre-20)_(
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1997), 28.

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