Thursday, July 29, 2010

Evaluating the Phrase “Personal Relationship with Jesus”

Evangelicalism today is inundated with sentiments such as "Christianity is not a religion - it's a relationship". Which is fine - sort of.

That kind of thinking a) exhibits a misunderstanding of the historical denotation of the word "religion" and b) is an expression of the radical individualism which permeates our culture and can potentially mislead our understanding of conversion.

But is it a bad phrase? I have my own opinion on the matter, but read this and make up your own mind:

Rethinking our Vocabulary: “Personal Relationship with Jesus” | Said at Southern

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