We’ve just created a new podcast called CHRIST IS ALL.
The podcast contains spoken messages given in conferences, interviews, first book chapters, and humorous/spoof audios.
There are over 100 episodes. It’s free to subscribe – just click here.
If you don’t use Apple Podcasts, but you want to hear the library of audio messages, click here.
Not long ago someone sent the following quote to Leonard Sweet, who in turn sent it to me. It’s a great summary of JESUS MANIFESTO. I love the line about “the ultimate plagiarism.” If we knew about the quote at the time, we would have added it to our book.
I believe in justice: but I am not a preacher of the gospel of justice, but the Gospel of Christ who calls us to justice. I believe in love, but I am not a preacher of the gospel of love, but the Gospel of Christ who calls us to love. I am committed to peace, but I am not a preacher of the gospel of peace, but the Gospel of Christ who calls us to peace. I believe in the value of the simple life, but I am not the preacher of the simple life, but of the Gospel of Christ that calls us to the simple life. Let us beware of the ultimate plagiarism of borrowing some great concepts from Jesus then running off proclaiming these concepts and not sharing the Christ that empowers these concepts.
~ Myron Augsburger, Former President of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 1983.
BTW/ if I were writing this, the only thing I’d change is the last line. I’d change it to “and not sharing the Christ who embodies these concepts.”
The truth is, Jesus Christ doesn’t just empower us to live out these spiritual virtues.
Christ is justice, love, peace, holiness, etc. That’s a life-changing revelation.
Related: The Jesus Trilogy by Viola & Sweet – all on one page
Bridges Ministry Interview on JESUS MANIFESTO
Augsberger quote – love it!
I’m on page 110 reading Jesus Manifesto tonight. Thanks, Frank and Leonard, for pointing us to the living, contemporary Jesus Christ and pointing out our need to allow Him to literally rule and reign in us. I recently wrote “9 Reasons I’m Convinced Jesus Is Still Alive” at the link below.
Wow! It is life-chaning revelation! How come we so easily get deceived into the Ultimate Plagiarism?
Second reprint! I second John’s AMEN! May we all, AS ONE body, SEE HIM— not “things.”
Thanks for “getting it,” Kathy.
amen!
When I was a child and saying my bedtime prayers I would ask the Lord to give me sweet dreams. When I started having my own children I would ask the Lord to give them sweet dreams during their bedtime prayers.
Almost a year ago the Lord started to reveal to us this change in paradigm. Christ IS all. He doesn’t have all and then share it with us. He IS all. And He shares Himself with us.
So now, when saying bedtime prayers with our children we ask our Lord, Jesus, to BE our children’s sweet dreams. Our other prayers are different as well.
I know it is a small thing in practicality, but it is a huge thing in our hearts.