“The starting point of contemporary Christian faith is an experienced liberation from hatred, greed and ignorance, brought about by a vision of transcendent goodness in and through the risen Christ. Such a liberating apprehension needs to be worked out tentatively yet creatively in relation to the modern scientific and historical worldview. That is the view of a long cosmic evolutionary process within which the divine life can be expressed and become the matrix of a transformation of the cosmos itself to participate in the life of the eternal God. That expression, that matrix, and that goal to which all creation strives, is Christ. To be a Christian is to place all your faith in that vision and that goal”.
Ward, Keith. Re-thinking Christianity (p. 180). Oneworld Publications. Kindle Edition.
Rick- The “He Gets Us!” campaign begs the question “Do You Get Him?”.
I don’t think contemporary Christian Americans do.
This slogan reminded me of an old one:
God is My Co-Pilot!
Wrong seat pal!
It is easier for us to say prayers and send our thoughts, instead of doing the actual and hard work of confronting and battling hatred, greed, and ignorance. We need to remember that Christ did not call on the angels to save him from the brutality of the cross