Are you tired of the hypocrisy and greed of prosperity gospel preachers? Fed up with politicians appealing to religious sentiments in order to win elections and start wars? Do you feel like there must be something bigger and more beautiful than the simplistic story you’ve heard in church? Jesus feels the same way.
Jesus didn’t come to set up a new religious system. As a matter of fact, many of Jesus’ contemporaries could have described him as profoundly anti-religious. His message ultimately relativizes all religious practices. Walking in the way of Jesus isn’t about performing the right ritual or following a set of rules. It’s about embodying peace, enacting justice and loving others till it hurts.
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