David P. Gushee, Jesus and the Sinner's Prayer
Christianity Today
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Commitment to Christ a reality, not a profession
"Mediocrity and hypocrisy characterize the lives of many avowed Christians, at least in part because of our default answer to the salvation question. Anyone can, and most Americans do, "believe" in Jesus rather than some alternative savior. Anyone can and many Americans sometimes do, say a prayer asking Jesus to save them. But not many embark on a life fully devoted to the love of God, the love of neighbor, the moral practice of God's will, and radical, costly discipleship."
Disciple Making: Developing Reproductive Disciples
"If Christians around the world were to suddenly renounce their personal agendas, their life goals, and their aspirations, and begin responding in radical obedience to everything God showed them, the world would be turned upside down. How do we know? Because that's what the first century Christians did, and the world is still talking about it.
—Henry and Richard Blackaby
in Spiritual Leadership, 2001
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