The gospel is not “be sincere and a good person” How good is good enough? How many more good things than bad must we do to be okay? Are there no consequences for breaking the Ten Commandments? If any good person goes to heaven, then why did Jesus die? What makes us any different than people who aren't Christians? How, specifically, has knowing Jesus changed the way you live? Heaven is for pretty much everyone but Nazis and serial killers.īut any deeper probes into this line of reasoning and there are not many convincing answers. After all, we believe in God (you know, the loving, unoffensive God), we go to church (at least on Easter and Christmas), we pray (when we want to win our football game, it's expected of us, or when our health is in jeopardy), we are good people (well, at least better than our coworkers and our neighbors, and all those people from that other political party), we say Merry Christmas instead of Happy Holidays, and God is all about love so he knows we try hard and if he knows what's good for him, he will definitely let us into heaven. In a country where being a Christian is not a life or death label (though certain forms of persecution are increasing) it is easy to lay claim to this title. Considering the fact that approximately 70% of the US population still identifies as Christian, we have a large group of people that would be likely overlooked in outreach or missions." Inserra invokes these statistics: "According to a study of US adults, 80% of those polled believe in God, but only 56% believe in God as described in the Bible. This is not a book of calling out and shutting out but of encouragement and open doors. This is a book about drawing people into the family of God, not leaving them out by crossing our fingers in hopes that simple kindness unlocks those pearly gates. We are doing no one any favors if we refuse to ask the hard questions- of ourselves and those close to us. A commitment with eternal consequences, avoiding awkward or potentially offensive conversations with those we love is unacceptable. This book does not condemn the heart of this book is to help us identify ourselves or those we love who are actually Cultural Christians (as described above) and realize that this is a mission field.
The Unsaved Christian is a straightforward, practical look into the false faith that our country is soaked in. They are simply trying to be nice to others, pursue their idea of personal happiness, pray when something bad happens, and rest in the belief that they are going to heaven after they die."ĭoes this sound like you or someone you know? “Mainstream Cultural Christians aren’t wrapped up in promoting some kind of gospel message. The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel
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