The chicken or the egg.

As an expert political theorist and Christian I always wonder about the need for people to dwell in a city, to the Greeks a polis. Many Christians want to create a "city of light" on a hill that all may see the prosperity of living for God threw Christ. The problem I see, the more I analyze the problem, I notice that it is not Christ that causes people to flock to a "city of light" but the acquisition of wealth.

The true rewards of being a Christian are not tangible. Wealth is tangible but it is an indirect reward for living for Christ. I think at any point of time a Christian will surrender their wealth to further walk with Christ. Many people wait till their about to check out for the afterlife to surrender this wealth.
The rewards are a feeling that one has inside: peace, wisdom, freedom of guilt and others. The sun shines on those that do evil as well as those that do good. The good and the evil both aquire wealth. The Christian aquires wealth but the actions done with the aquired wealth can be used for good. The wealth that is aquired by the evil person can be used for good. However, since everyone is welcomed into the family of Christ then evil does not exist.
Wisdom comes in handy. To realize that evil is ignorance. The enlightment of wisdom sheds a light on the darkness of ignorance. However, when one is no longer ignorant and has the light, but continues to live in the darkness this can be considered evil. Moreover, that person that has the light but lives in darkness stiill has the ability to come into the light.
To have the light but to turn that light off and live in darkness is a living hell. A human can not have two masters they will always be in conflict within themselves.
A city is a light in the darkness of the wilderness. In that light of the city there is a darkness that makes a person prefer the darkness of the wilderness and carry the light within them self. Overall the city is a light that is born from darkness therefore no matter what is done in a city the foundation is not for the betterment of humanity but for the few.
One small example, a city is a hub for commerance. You go to the city for the things you want. To covet is a violation of the ten commandments. There is a profound difference between what one needs and wants. A Christian will provide the needs of an individual and teach them how to get those needs and the word of GOD. When it comes to want, what are those things a person should want. To seek the kingdom of God is what a Christians wants.
What comes first to need or to want? The chicken or the egg. In the modern technological world we have been thrust into the darkness of what are needs and want. There are things we do just to enjoy life and the creations of GOD.

I am led to look at the principles of a Free grace model that allows one to sin freely without losing salvation and the lordship salvation model that state those that are saved will emit the ways of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savoir. There is a combintion of the two with wisdom a gift from the spirit one will know where the two collide and continue to lordship salvation.