And he said to him, “All these (kingdoms) will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Matthew 4:9 ESV In his book, Orthodoxy, G.K.Chesterton writes, “They said that I should lose my ideals and begin to believe in the methods of practical politicians. Now, I have not lost my ideals in the least; my faith in fundamentals is exactly what it always was. What I have lost is my childlike faith in practical politics.” Chesterton came to the right conclusion regarding idealism. Fundamentals are solidly idealistic and must never be compromised, while the practical nature of politics requires compromise. But what did he mean when he said his faith in fundamentals remained steadfast, while
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