I used to see this a certain way.
And I understand why many Christians still do.
But the more I thought about it, the harder it became to ignore the tension which I lay out in this video.
If your theology excuses war as "inevitable," you will stop working for peace.
Every time we say ‘it must happen,’ we remove our responsibility to resist it.
@FTMDaily If we apply the so-called "Christian" Just War theory, then all modern U.S. wars, including this one, have been "unjust." In Christianity, war used to be a bug. Now, it's a feature.
Watching evangelical leaders gather in the Oval Office to pray for a president launching an illegal war should disturb every follower of Jesus.
The One they claim to follow taught love for enemies.
Yet they offer spiritual cover for killing them.
#religioustheater
If the church wants moral credibility in the present, it must tell the truth about its past.
In this new article, I lay out 7 inconvenient facts about Christian support for slavery. And I brought the receipts.
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Many Americans still treat history as an accusation instead of a teacher.
History isn’t trying to shame us.
It’s trying to teach us.
When will we learn?
https://t.co/ESLJcT9mgX
Did God really need blood to forgive sins?
Or did Jesus reveal something we’ve been slow to accept?
A new article responding to a reader’s honest question.
Read here 👉 https://t.co/A0tnuQspYP
People often resist the Gospel not because it demands too much, but because it offers too much.
Luke 4:16-30 gives us one of the most surprising pictures of this & reveals how easy it is for grace to offend the religious imagination.
Read: https://t.co/t1AmQcwGut
Scripture says you can’t love God and hate other people.
You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant.
You can’t love God and bully the outcast.
You can’t love God and oppress the poor.
In the face of a neighbor, we glimpse the face of God.
Jesus told Jews to love their enemies.
Evangelicals tell Jews to kill their enemies.
One of those messages is the gospel. The other is not.
Read the article: https://t.co/l61xqgrM9m
Ignorance envisions a world filled with enemies to fear and hate.
The Gospel envisions a world filled with neighbors to love and serve.
Read the new article here
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It’s not radical to love both Israelis and Palestinians. It’s what Jesus told us to do. God is impartial. When we aren’t, we stop looking like Him.
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Asking what Jesus would say about Gaza shouldn’t be controversial. But for some, it is.
Read the full article: "Why Christian Zionism Is Losing the Next Generation" by Jerry Robinson
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