This sermon by Rod Rosenbladt, a Lutheran, illustrates what to me is at the core of misunderstanding about Christianity...and that is the difference between religion/moralism and the gospel. Once in the circle of fellow Christians there is a culture of 'I am living a life that gives me membership to this club' instead of 'I am living a life of gratitude that my membership has been given to me as an undeserved gift'. When Christ is no longer the center of faith and teaching, we tend to fill that gap with ourselves and our performance/record...something I am greatly turned off by but need constant reminding of so that I don't do the same thing.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Broken by the Church
This sermon by Rod Rosenbladt, a Lutheran, illustrates what to me is at the core of misunderstanding about Christianity...and that is the difference between religion/moralism and the gospel. Once in the circle of fellow Christians there is a culture of 'I am living a life that gives me membership to this club' instead of 'I am living a life of gratitude that my membership has been given to me as an undeserved gift'. When Christ is no longer the center of faith and teaching, we tend to fill that gap with ourselves and our performance/record...something I am greatly turned off by but need constant reminding of so that I don't do the same thing.
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