Saving Jesus from the Church

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A Powerful Voice from the Pulpit Argues Against the Churches's Obsession with "Right Belief" and Restores the True Mission of the Faith—Following Jesus
Christianity's obsession with personal salvation must be abandoned and the' purpose of religion must be reimagined. Robin Meyers argues that the question for our time is not, what do 1 need to believe about Jesus to be saved, but what do 1 need to do now that I've heard the Sermon on the Mount?
This is not a call to the church to move to the far Left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus's teachings today, recasting core Christian concepts in modern, straightforward language, with chapter titles such as: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior; Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation; Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine; Discipleship as Obedience, not Control; and Religion as Relationship, not... Tovább

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A Powerful Voice from the Pulpit Argues Against the Churches's Obsession with "Right Belief" and Restores the True Mission of the Faith—Following Jesus
Christianity's obsession with personal salvation must be abandoned and the' purpose of religion must be reimagined. Robin Meyers argues that the question for our time is not, what do 1 need to believe about Jesus to be saved, but what do 1 need to do now that I've heard the Sermon on the Mount?
This is not a call to the church to move to the far Left or to try something brand new. Rather, it is the recovery of something very old. Saving Jesus from the Church shows us what it means to be a Christian and how to follow Jesus's teachings today, recasting core Christian concepts in modern, straightforward language, with chapter titles such as: Jesus as Teacher, not Savior; Christianity as Compassion, not Condemnation; Prosperity as Dangerous, not Divine; Discipleship as Obedience, not Control; and Religion as Relationship, not Righteousness.
For over twenty years, ROBIN MEYERS has been pastor of Mayflower Congregational Church, an "unapologetically Christian, unapologetically liberal" church in one of the most conservative states in the country. He is a professor in the Philosophy Department at Oklahoma City University, a syndicated columnist, and award-winning commentator for National Public Radio. Meyers has appeared on Dateline NBC, ABC World News Tonight, and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Meyers writes regularly for The Christian Century and is the author of four books. He and his wife, Shawn, have three children. They live in Oklahoma City. Vissza