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The two concepts are so distinct within Christianity that they have different names — orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxy (right conduct).
Right conduct should flow from right belief.
The person who prioritizes orthodoxy says, “Hear my voice.” The person who prioritizes orthopraxy says, “Watch my life,” and the competing emphases can play out in concrete political ways.
By contrast, the person who prioritizes orthopraxy has the opposite inclination.
Persons:
Let’s, sears, ”, Donald Trump, They’re, orthopraxy, Robert Morris, United States —, Morris, Sybil Jordan Hampton, wouldn’t, Russell Moore’s, Moore, It’s, Paul
Organizations:
Southern Baptist Convention, Gateway, Evangelical America
Locations:
Southern, orthopraxy, Christianity, United States, Louisiana, Kentucky, Little Rock, Ireland