The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why Are Christians Living Just Like the Rest of the World?Ron Sider asserts that "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." In this candid and challenging book, Sider addresses an embarrassing reality: most Christians' lives are no different from the lives of their secular neighbors. Hedonism, materialism, racism, egotism, and many other undesirable traits are commonplace among Christians. Rather than simply a book bemoaning the state of American Christianity today, The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience offers readers solutions to repair the disconnect between belief and practice. While it's not easy medicine to take, this book is a much-needed prophetic call to transformed living. |
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... John and Sylvia Ronsvalle have been carefully analyzing the giving patterns of American Christians for well over three decades. Their annual The State of Christian Giving is the most accurate report for learning how much Christians in ...
... John and Sylvia Ronsvalle have been carefully analyzing the giving patterns of American Christians for well over three decades. Their annual The State of Christian Giving is the most accurate report for learning how much Christians in ...
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... John C. Green is an evangelical political scientist and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. Green is one of the best statisticians in his field and has studied how Americans feel 23 ...
... John C. Green is an evangelical political scientist and director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. Green is one of the best statisticians in his field and has studied how Americans feel 23 ...
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Contents
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The Biblical Vision | 31 |
Cheap Grace vs the Whole Gospel | 55 |
Conforming to Culture or Being the Church | 85 |
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