EPISODE · Sep 3, 2016 · 1H 1M
Episode 33 - John Nugent: Stop Trying to Change the World
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Eric Clapton may be called to change the world, but Jesus doesn't call Christians to do so. According to John Nugent, Christians are not to make the world a better place. Rather, we're called to be the better place God through Christ has made possible. In this interview, Jason talks with John about John's new book Endangered Gospel: How Fixing the World is Killing the Church. Try this quote on for size: "The most dangerous religion is not Islam nor is it Atheism but it is a form of Christianity that uses Jesus' name to keep people happy but doesn't call them into a community that displays God's Kingdom.
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Eric Clapton may be called to change the world, but Jesus doesn't call Christians to do so. According to John Nugent, Christians are not to make the world a better place. Rather, we're called to be the better place God through Christ has made possible. In this interview, Jason talks with John about John's new book Endangered Gospel: How Fixing the World is Killing the Church. Try this quote on for size: "The most dangerous religion is not Islam nor is it Atheism but it is a form of Christianity that uses Jesus' name to keep people happy but doesn't call them into a community that displays God's Kingdom.
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