I logged on here specifically to respond to this absolutely inane—albeit unsurprising—tweet from narcissistic heretic Raphael Warnock. FIRST OF ALL,
https://twitter.com/ReverendWarnock/status/1378724791037829129
There is nothing more transcendent than the resurrection of the God-man, Jesus. Literally: his resurrection transcends our finite conceptions of science & rationality. That the Word became flesh, dwelt among us, then was slain for our sins only to conquer death 3 days later? 🤯
The irreverent "reverend" thinks Easter is 'bigger' than Jesus's resurrection because he doesn't care about nor believe in its significance. As an advocate of Liberation Theology, he views Jesus as an example in political activism, not as King & Conqueror of sin & death.
Second, he fails to support his claims that the "meaning of Easter" is about "helping others" or that that idea is somehow more transcendent than the Creator & Sustainer of the universe bearing our sins & obliterating them + their consequence (death) forever and ever.
But people who know a bit about his theology understand that this is "progressive Christianity:" Jesus/Christianity is a means to their political and social activist ends, which they like to categorize as "helping others" (what they typically mean is government programs).
Warnock's "Christianity" is that of social justice moralism, wherein Jesus is a mascot for his left-wing causes and beliefs & righteousness is earned via wokeness. It's the same view as Ibram X Kendi: Jesus is not a savior but a "liberator"–and not from sin, but from "systems."
Kendi said in a recorded talk posted on Twitter recently that while Jesus is not a savior, but "antiracism" is. "It can literally save humanity," he said. Here, Warnock says we can "save ourselves." Same concept by these 2 Liberation Theology advocates: we are our own gods.
Like every false teaching—from the prosperity gospel to the social gospel—they exchange the God of Scripture for the god of self. This is not new. Humans have indulged in self-idolatry since the beginning of time. It always ends in destruction both here & eternity.
Run hard and fast from any semblance of this kind of heresy. You cannot save yourself. No amount of good work (and certainly no government program) will do it. That God sent His own Son to die on our behalf shows us just how utterly incapable we were and are to save ourselves.
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Eph 2:8-10
GOOD NEWS! God draws you near through Christ, by grace, through faith. He gets all the glory. He alone can save.
GOOD NEWS! God draws you near through Christ, by grace, through faith. He gets all the glory. He alone can save.
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