Divorcing Kingdom From Cross Makes Bad Theology

Many Christians either cling to the cross or champion the kingdom, usually one to the exclusion of the other. The polarization of these two biblical themes leads to divergent approaches: cross-centered theology that focuses on the salvation of sinners or kingdom-minded activism that seeks to change the world.

How did the church get to this unfortunate place of pitting important biblical doctrines against one another?

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How To Reconcile Hitler And The Christian Pacifist

How was Hitler able to convince Christian soldiers to kill other Christians in Poland, France, and Russia? Hasn’t something gone tragically wrong with the church when Christians can be persuaded to kill other Christians in the name of ideology and nationalism? The enduring catastrophe of Constantine subverting the kingdom of God was that the politics of Jesus were set aside for the interests of empire.

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Happy Birthday To Our [not so] Christian Nation

America Was Never a Christian Nation Folks

“We need to take back America for Jesus and make this once again a Christian nation.”  How many times have you heard this battle-cry from Christians?  It goes something like this:

Our founding fathers founded this country on Christian principles and ever since then, we’ve digressed; and now, because of our bad decisions, we are at a place of immense depravity.  And if the Christians don’t lead the way in bringing us back to God, there’s going to be some hell to pay from a wrathful God.

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