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> [“It is implied in the New Testament vision that Christianity is not a culture-creating thing but rather a culture-influencing one... there can never be such a thing as a Christian culture; there can only be cultures in which the influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-verduin/it-is-implied-in-the-new-testament-vision-that-christianity-is-not-a/)

Leonard Verduin

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## More by Leonard Verduin

> [“It is implied in the New Testament vision that Christianity is not a culture-creating thing but rather a culture-influencing one... there can never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-verduin/it-is-implied-in-the-new-testament-vision-that-christianity-is-not-a/)

Leonard Verduin

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