As we think about this truth, id like to draw your attention to the story of a man who came to jesus one night. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Christianity is about a person, and his name is jesus. Something that i have grown to appreciate in life is a good message. Why i hate religion, but love jesus spoken word youtube. Christ versus religion by witness lee living stream ministry. Jesusreligion will help readers abandon dead, dry, rulekeeping and embrace the. Why he is so much better than trying harder, doing more, and being good enough is based on that poem.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jesus religion. Jeffs book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by the noise of religion. With a book as huge as the bible, readers need some kind of key that will provide. A beginners guide by richard dawkins, flight behavior by.
Gods plan is not based on peoples efforts and good works, because you would have to be perfect in order to qualify this way. When you distinguish jesus the godman from the religion that developed around him, people investigate the person of jesus rather than the rules of christianity. Why he is so much better than trying harder, doing more, and being good enough kindle edition by bethke, jefferson, lecrae. Up to this date, the video has more than 26 millions view. Jeffs book will make you stop and listen to a voice in your heart that may have been drowned out by. This book compares islamic theology with the christian theology found in the bible, and clearly. Religion turns every argument and disagreement into an us versus them. It literally became an overnight sensation, with 7. In just a few hours after uploading, the video hit millions of view. In the scriptures jesus received the most opposition from the most. In jesus religion, bethke unpacks contrasts similar to those he drew in the poem highlighting the difference between teeth gritting and grace, law and love, performance and peace, despair and hope. I begin here because this is perhaps the clearest example of a religious person who discovered when he met jesus that his religion wasnt enough to meet the need of his own heart. Pharisees were required to be wellread and knowledgeable about all the other books as well. He knows how to connect with our culture and the millennial generation.
Remarkable creatures by tracy chevalier, outgrowing god. Jefferson bethke why i hate religion, but love jesus. This nonfiction book expounds on journeying through the bible by studying areas of. Why he is so much better than trying harder, doing more, and being good enough. This is why another post about religion versus jesus is necessary. Religion vs relationship with god religion can be very different than having a relationship with god through his son jesus christ.
In the scriptures jesus received the most opposition from the most religious people of his day. This piece of text is powerful, honest, provocative and challenging. Jeff bethkes poem jesus religion was written, and introduced, in 2012 through a 4minute video titled, why i hate religion, but love jesus. In his first book, jesus religion, jefferson bethke helps us understand that there is a big different between the rulekeeping of religion and the freedom in obedience we should have in the saving grace of jesus christ. A poem i wrote to highlight the difference between jesus and false religion. After reading this book, it will require fight or flight. This is no surprise to anybody who discovered him through his why i hate religion, but love jesus video which went viral in early 2012. Islam is the largest religion in the world, and is growing fast.
Here are 9 reasons jesus hates religion and you should too. The message is jesus is simply greater than religion. This book serves as an indictment of the pieties of empire and their push for political, economic, cultural, and religious domination. After his spoken word on the same subject when viral why i hate religion, but love jesus, jeff decided he wanted to write a book to further explain his position. Religion vs relationship with god pursuing intimacy with god. Religion doesnt allow for dialogue or open communication. Why judaism and christianity interpet the bible differently time.
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