A Portrait of the Returning King
Michael White
Revelation 19:11-16
There is a phenomenon in America, that has been called by Sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist, Christian Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.
And what is meant by that is that it's Christian in the sense that it's loosely based on Christian Values and ethics.
It's Moralistic in the sense that we are to be good, moral, neighborly people who are nice to each other.
It's Therapeutic in the sense that it's supposed to help its adherent's feel good about themselves.
And Deistic in the sense that God doesn't really bother us unless we need him.
Christian Moralistic Therapeutic Desim. The moniker has also been popularized by Christian artist Adam Ford.
And many people who call themselves Christian actually follow this religion.
Says Ford, ''The God of this religion is passionately focused on serving us while making us feel really good about ourselves. He'll mind his own business until we need something, and then he will spring into action. it's not about him. he requires nothing of us. It's all about us. he is at our beck and call''
And so God becomes a Bulter or a genie, ready to fulfill our wishes and do whatever we want, making no real demands upon us.
And the great tragedy of this is that it's not Christian at all. sure it mentions God and the Bible and those who follow this think they are Christian-- but in reality are far from knowing the God of the Bible.
It's a product of the most entitled, rich, and self centered society that has ever existed and it's taught in pulpits every Sunday.
jesus becomes someone who fulfills your needs and allows you to pursue your dreams. The only sin is to think negatively about yourself. Jesus then becomes a means to an end of self-fulfillment, not an end in himself.
god doesn't really judge sin. He's like a loving senile old grandfather- always kind, always nice.
He lets you live however you want. You can have ...
Michael White
Revelation 19:11-16
There is a phenomenon in America, that has been called by Sociologists Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist, Christian Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.
And what is meant by that is that it's Christian in the sense that it's loosely based on Christian Values and ethics.
It's Moralistic in the sense that we are to be good, moral, neighborly people who are nice to each other.
It's Therapeutic in the sense that it's supposed to help its adherent's feel good about themselves.
And Deistic in the sense that God doesn't really bother us unless we need him.
Christian Moralistic Therapeutic Desim. The moniker has also been popularized by Christian artist Adam Ford.
And many people who call themselves Christian actually follow this religion.
Says Ford, ''The God of this religion is passionately focused on serving us while making us feel really good about ourselves. He'll mind his own business until we need something, and then he will spring into action. it's not about him. he requires nothing of us. It's all about us. he is at our beck and call''
And so God becomes a Bulter or a genie, ready to fulfill our wishes and do whatever we want, making no real demands upon us.
And the great tragedy of this is that it's not Christian at all. sure it mentions God and the Bible and those who follow this think they are Christian-- but in reality are far from knowing the God of the Bible.
It's a product of the most entitled, rich, and self centered society that has ever existed and it's taught in pulpits every Sunday.
jesus becomes someone who fulfills your needs and allows you to pursue your dreams. The only sin is to think negatively about yourself. Jesus then becomes a means to an end of self-fulfillment, not an end in himself.
god doesn't really judge sin. He's like a loving senile old grandfather- always kind, always nice.
He lets you live however you want. You can have ...
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