All tagged progressive Christianity
There are many people, according to Jesus, who claim to “follow Jesus” and are even in positions of Christian influence and leadership, but who will find out they have been badly mistaken. How do we distinguish between a ‘pseudo-conversion’ and becoming a true follower of Christ?
When people who appear to have been sincere Christians did things that were incompatible with the teachings of Jesus Christ, they often did so as a result of being led by the culture of the day, rather than by the teachings of Christ. This is why it is so vital to distinguish between a false, culture-led Christianity and an authentic, culturally-relevant, Christ-led Christianity.
We unconsciously evaluate everything through our own secular and theological cultural immersion and we are utterly unaware of it. Consequently, it will affect how we interpret the Bible and the sort of God we find acceptable.
