Jesus said: "'the sheep follow him (the shepherd) because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.'" John 10:4,5 (NRSV)
And this is where Progressive Christians diverge from Fundamentalist and Orthodox Christians.
Progressive Christians listen to the voice of Jesus - they follow his words.
Fundamentalist and Orthodox Christians listen to voice of St. Paul and even the voice of King David.
St. Paul preached the mortification of the body.
King David preached hatred of enemies.
But Jesus preached love for our enemies, and life in all its fullness.
He did not preach Prosperity Theology.
And he did not preach judgement and condemnation.
In fact Jesus said: "'Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.'" Luke 6:37 (NRSV)
And: "You cannot serve God and wealth.'" Matthew 6:24 (NRSV)
So listen to the voice of Jesus and not the other voices in the Bible.
[Scripture quotations (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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