Today's God is a Life Coach



I was surprised at a preacher's post on a conservative Christian post. He lamented about the modern view of God that he feels many church members have. His post surprised me at how accurate he depicted the people minds who were sitting in his pews. These people, he lamented, do not see God as condemning sin nor passing judgement on the sin of church members. Then, the preacher went on to quote scripture after scripture about that wrath of God when he sees sin. 

He went on to say God is not your life coach or your Bro. God is not going wink wink at your sin or that you will try to better next time. God is about hell, fire and damnation, he pointed out and Christians should not try to take that casually.

What the link misses is that most of the public, including most Christians today, just cannot buy the old time religion. To today's Bible reader, the Bibe sounds like all the other sources of propaganda trying to get our money or get our vote. The laptop and the phone added to the already high volume of advertising and persuasive messaging. We learn, we adjust. Children are taught critical thinking in their school and by their parents. Why would the link author think those in the pews would not be a least a little skeptical of empty threats and unseen gods?

The kind of Christian the link author does not like, the barely interested and unserious participant, is both the present and future of the faith. The link author, a preacher on the pay roll of his church, should be glad to have such contributing members.


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