At numerous points in history, the Church has betrayed our penchant to abandon the Gospel of Christ Crucified for a Gospel of Temporal Prosperity. And, honestly, who (but God) can blame us? Jesus was the worst salesman of all time. He preached against our biological drive for self-preservation: “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.”
Satan, on the other hand, is a master of flattery. It’s his oldest and most effective tactic. Even once we discover that our lust for power and prosperity is poison, we still crave any message that accommodates that lust. We’re attracted to false hope and false prophets who cry out “peace, peace” when there is no peace.
-Graysen Borders, Gen Z: Miracles and Martyrdom
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