Never in the history of the Western Church has Christianity been so wed to power and politics. Evangelicalism has become synonymous with one political party, one economic theory, one approach to immigration, one attitude about firearms. Political strategists understand that galvanizing conservative Christians into exercising their political clout can spell victory for their candidates. How different from the church that exploded across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa in the century after the resurrection of Jesus! How foreign to the contemporary Middle Eastern, Asian and African church that flourishes in the face of horrible persecution! How contrary to the Beatitudes and the other teachings of Jesus! This book explores what Jesus and the early apostles believed and taught about the irresistible power of weakness and humility. It is not a call to political or religious passivity. Instead, it is a plea to return to the tenets that served as the foundation for the Church of Jesus Christ. It is an invitation to abandon the pursuit of temporal power and passionately follow Jesus into a life that radiates His glory and beauty. It is an exploration of what Jesus meant when He refused to deliver Paul from his thorn in the flesh and instead asserted "My grace is sufficient for you.

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