02067 – Americanized Christian Values
Pierce, John D.

The values, priorities, and character traits Jesus calls for in what’s known as The Sermon on the Mount don’t align well with much of what drives Americanized Christianity today.

Merciful? Pure in heart? A thirst for righteousness? Hardly.

Peacemakers? Willing to suffer for doing good? No thanks; let’s talk about our privileges and rights being taken away.

Meekness? That sounds like weakness to me; I’m no sheep.

Americanized Christians don’t appear too interested in that wimpy stuff. They prefer a more power-driven religion that tacks Jesus’ name on it while largely ignoring what he said and demonstrated so clearly.

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