People want the show and the spiritual experience as long as it is entertaining and moving. But if it requires a change in the way they live their lives, no, that’s too extreme for me. Just as a con man plays people for a “rip-off” for personal gain, so do many ‘Christians’ slice and dice the Real Jesus down to someone they can tolerate in their personal lives. They do so for their personal gain.
Do you love the real Jesus? Or do you love a Jesus that fits into your dreams and desires and with your own ideas of what is best for your life? If your love is defective like that of the churches in Revelation, so will your concept of the Real Jesus be defective.
Archive for January, 2011
Touchdown Jesus – This is My Savior?
Posted: January 31, 2011 in American Dream, Cultural Christianity, Real Jesus, Revelation, Touchdown JesusTags: Adam, American Dream, American Jesus, apollymi, Apostle John, Apostle Paul, besa, David Platt, defective love, destroy, Divine Love, Ephesus, First Love, Henri Nouwen, James Truslow Adams, judgment, L'Arche, Laodicea, loser, Love is the Standard, Notre Dame Stadium, Obedience, Radical, Real Jesus, Seven Churches, Taco Bell, Touchdown Jesus, where's the beef
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What God Values Most in all the World
Posted: January 10, 2011 in Cultural Christianity, Jehovah, Name of GodTags: Aaronic Blessing, blessing, Blessing of the Name of God, Cultural Christians, cultural Jews, Eavesdrop, Honor the Name, Jehovah, Law of God, Malachi, Name of God, Nehemiah, Offering, Partnership, Reforms, Return to God, reverence, Tithe, YHWH
An elderly man had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the Doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of new technology hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. He went back for a check up and the Doctor confirmed: “your hearing is [...]
I Have a Dream: A Vision for the New Year
Posted: January 6, 2011 in Dream, Gospel, Gospel of Christ, Jesus Christ, New Year, VisionTags: children, Cross, Crucifixion, Cursed, Dream, Freedom of the Gospel, Holy Spirit, IOU, Jesus Christ, Justice, Love Jesus, New Song, Pleasant Prairie Baptist Church, Redemption, Salvation, Scroll, Vision
Harriet Tubman said: “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world”. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis “Dreams are illustrations… from the book [...]
