Rescuing Scripture, Theology, & Church from the Shackles of Religion
The gospel of peace leads us into a life of peace. The gospel is not just about how to receive eternal life, but also about how to live this life. Any time we use the gospel to produce anything but peace, we are misusing and abusing the gospel. So follow Jesus into peace, for if you are not following Him into peace, you are not following Jesus.
Many Christians say that if you are truly a Christian, you will have the good works to prove it. I argued in last week’s post that this is not true.
Let me provide three more reasons that good works do not prove that we are a Christian (and that the lack of good works do not prove that we are NOT a Christian).
My two recent books have referenced René Girard’s Mimetic theory. If you want to learn more about this theory, and why it is so important for understanding life, Scripture, and ourselves, below is a video I recorded about all of this last year.
Do you get lots of Facebook posts in your feed that show a dumb Christian image with an invitation to share the post or comment on it as a way to get blessings from God and have your prayers answered? What is wrong with people?!
By joining my ministry team, you can reach 54,000 people this year. My mission is the most cost-efficient ministry on earth! I am reaching 5 people for every penny of expenses.
