The scandal of the evangelical conscience why are Christians living just like the rest of the world?
Sider, Ronald J.
The scandal of the evangelical conscience why are Christians living just like the rest of the world? Ronald J. Sider. - Grand Rapids, Mich. Baker Books c2005 - 140 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140).
Depth of the Scandal -- Biblical Vision -- Cheap Grace vs. the Whole Gospel -- Conforming to Culture or Being the Church -- Rays of Hope. Introduction --
"By their daily activity, most 'Christians' regularly commit treason. With their mouths they claim that Jesus is their Lord, but with their actions they demonstrate their allegiance to money, sex, and personal self-fulfillment."--Page 13. Why are Christians living like the rest of the world? Evangelical Christians say they believe in biblical moral standards and the power of God to transform lives, yet recent surveys show that most are not living any differently than the rest of the world. From money to sex to racism to personal self-fulfillment, a scandalous percentage of Christians are violating biblical standards with barely a twinge of conviction. Ron Sider takes a painfully honest look at this disconnect to reveal the depth of the problem and contrast it with biblical teaching on the transforming power of genuine faith. When we apply these biblical teachings to our lives, we will be more suited to close the gap between who we are and who God calls us to be. - Publisher.
0801065410 9780801065415
2004022340
Evangelicalism--United States.
Church and the world.
©ØEvang©Øelisme--©ØEtats-Un
©ØEglise et le mo
Church and the world.
Evangelicalism.
United States.
BR1642.U5 / S458 2005
277.3083
The scandal of the evangelical conscience why are Christians living just like the rest of the world? Ronald J. Sider. - Grand Rapids, Mich. Baker Books c2005 - 140 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-140).
Depth of the Scandal -- Biblical Vision -- Cheap Grace vs. the Whole Gospel -- Conforming to Culture or Being the Church -- Rays of Hope. Introduction --
"By their daily activity, most 'Christians' regularly commit treason. With their mouths they claim that Jesus is their Lord, but with their actions they demonstrate their allegiance to money, sex, and personal self-fulfillment."--Page 13. Why are Christians living like the rest of the world? Evangelical Christians say they believe in biblical moral standards and the power of God to transform lives, yet recent surveys show that most are not living any differently than the rest of the world. From money to sex to racism to personal self-fulfillment, a scandalous percentage of Christians are violating biblical standards with barely a twinge of conviction. Ron Sider takes a painfully honest look at this disconnect to reveal the depth of the problem and contrast it with biblical teaching on the transforming power of genuine faith. When we apply these biblical teachings to our lives, we will be more suited to close the gap between who we are and who God calls us to be. - Publisher.
0801065410 9780801065415
2004022340
Evangelicalism--United States.
Church and the world.
©ØEvang©Øelisme--©ØEtats-Un
©ØEglise et le mo
Church and the world.
Evangelicalism.
United States.
BR1642.U5 / S458 2005
277.3083