... when they want to be liked more than Jesus was.
So they tinker with the message. Change something here or there.
And then what they have is no longer truly Christian but an attempt to be liked.
Christianity is not about being liked; it’s about dying to self for the sake of the Father’s will so as to live with Him.
“Greater love no man hath than to lay down his life for his friends.” Laying down one’s life in authentic love for friends means sharing the truth in a disinterested manner.
If you want to be a true Christian stop trying to turn the Faith into a popularity contest.
What Ails Us? The Rise of the Imperial, Autonomous Self
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A rather succinct and accurate summary of our current malaise is that we
live in the age of “the imperial, autonomous self.” In effect, many if not
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