As Christians living in the age of apathy, opulence,
lukewarmness and compromise, we are just as guilty of
the sin of idolatry as the church of Corinth was two
millennia ago.
And you would think that we would know better.
Ugh!
Come on, you know it's true.
Consider the church's compulsion, no... it's lustful
addiction for prosperity (always defined as stuff),
popularity, ease, wealth, and physical health. And
what are we willing to do to secure these "prosperity
rights" as we call them?
Just about anything.
We will create and bow down to any idol (teacher,
theology, experience, etc.) that holds out to us the
vain hope of self-determination.
“I’m completely in favor of the separation of Church and
State.
My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on
their own,
so that both of them together is certain death.”
George Carlin (1937- )
I am keenly aware of the fact that you may be wondering
about a guy who would write a book entitled, Love Jesus, Hate
Church. You probably have some questions, maybe many
questions, about the origins of a book that makes people as
uncomfortable as Love Jesus, Hate Church has proven to do.
You may be asking yourself, "How can you be a Christian
and use the words Love and Hate and Jesus and Church all in
the same sentence? It just seems so wrong."
And, you're right. It does seem wrong.
True. But wrong.
Yep, I would probably be wondering the same thing if
the tables were turned and I found myself in your shoes.
So, let me see if I can shed some light on who I am and
why I do what I do by telling you a bit about myself and how I
came to write Love Jesus, Hate Church. Let me share with you,
oh, how shall I put it— the joy of believing the lie. I
believe this will give you a better grasp of who I am and why
I wrote
Love Jesus, Hate Church.
