​48. The Sugary Sweet Version

I was listening to Mike Winger of the BibleThinker podcast talk about pop Christianity. It’s the sugary sweet version of truly following Jesus, where you make Jesus into your own image.

It doesn’t take too long of a search on Instagram to find this kind of account. I once stumbled upon one that mentioned loving Jesus...and cursing.

Okey dokes.

Essentially, the Bible becomes a book of granted wishes, not holy Scripture worth exegetical study.

It’s the type of Christianity that kept me an atheist for so long.

If God’s Word isn’t truth, then what is? Even William Lane Craig, a renowned Christian theologian and philosopher doesn’t believe there ever was a worldwide flood or that Adam and Eve were real people.

So if Jesus and Paul both cite these stories as historical fact, either they’re liars or a few of us are.

Guess who I’m putting my money on.

Christianity isn’t a club. If it were, I’m not sure why anyone would willingly join. Following Christ is hard. It’s tears and stress and vulnerability and fear and sorrow. And it’s the joy that comes in spite of these things.

It’s the Holy Spirit leading us through the dank hardships of this world. It’s knowing you’re washed in the blood of the Lamb and that your evil heart has been made pure.

It’s giving up every bit of yourself for no earthly return but living solely for the hope of being with Christ forever.

It’s laying it all down, even for those who spit in your face.

Nothing cavity-inducing about it.