✌🏼 Where Has American Christianity Missed The Boat?
My Response To A Subscriber Question
Here’s a question in response to this recent post:
Election Day Concerns
Today, I’m concerned about things a lot more urgent than the election. No matter who wins or loses, the greatest spiritual crisis in this nation is the garbage passing itself off as Christianity. If those frauds—and yes, I mean the leaders and influencers who’ve traded truth for personal gain—win or lose, the game stays the same.
Question: Reading your last email this morning could you help me in response to a list that comes to your mind where we have missed the boat in Christianity? Whatever the outcome of this election Christians’ hearts and non-Christians, need to turn more toward God and Jesus’s teaching… please help me get started with some of these ideas… would you share a few?
1. Making Disciples by Teaching Them to Follow and Obey All Jesus Commanded
The American Church has seen a decline for decades, but that slide sped up after 2016, when Christianity seemed to become more about political influence than about making disciples. Making disciples is supposed to be our top priority, but instead, we’re better at creating and vilifying “enemies” made of flesh and blood. That’s not the real battle.
Reflection: Who are you personally discipling? Are you helping others learn to live and obey what Jesus taught?
Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Colossians 1:27-29, 1 Co…
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