“God took on our humanity, our sin, and the just punishment that sin deserves, dying a God-forsaken, hellish death on the cross, because only this could rescue us from our self-chosen destruction. God expresses unsurpassable love for us and ascribes unsurpassable worth to us by sacrificing the One who has unsurpassable value on our behalf!”
― Repenting of Religion: Turning from Judgment to the Love of God
― Repenting of Religion: Turning from Judgment to the Love of God
“The evangelical church in America has, to a large extent, been co-opted by an American, religious version of the kingdom of the world. We have come to trust the power of the sword more than the power of the cross. We have become intoxicated with the Constantinian, nationalistic, violent mindset of imperialistic Christendom.5”
― The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
― The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church
“If we have the potential to oppress or slay millions, it’s because we also have the potential to liberate and love millions.”
― Letters from a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity
― Letters from a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity
“many people have trouble passionately loving and living for God because they have a mental picture of him that inspires anything but passion.”
― Is God to Blame?: Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Suffering
― Is God to Blame?: Beyond Pat Answers to the Problem of Suffering
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