Evangelical Christians have fallen for conspiracy theories about reversed satanic messages in music, treated doubters harshly, run missions trips that don’t help people, and other mistakes. However, some of Abraham Piper’s videos mock legitimate issues in the church, Weitnauer admitted. “The main emphasis of the New Testament and the Bible is not to be so afraid and anxious and guilt-ridden that you will do anything for God,” said Weitnauer.
The burden of saving people falls on God, not on believers. Yet Carson Weitnauer, the founder of apologetics group Reasons for God, said Piper’s argument ignores a central part of Christian faith. How are you gonna take your family to Outback after church while millions of people are burning alive?”
“If they allow themselves even a single banal luxury, they’re proving they don’t believe. “Even the most abrasive fire-and-brimstone preacher doesn’t really believe in a literal hell,” said Piper in a video. Piper’s criticisms of the Bible seldom rise above shallow mockery, but his strongest arguments against Christianity mainly draw fuel from the actions of believers. But that doesn’t make this kind of stuff any less of an eye roll. In response, Truett Seminary chaplain Tyler Conway tweeted, “I get the guy has some baggage. “It has all the same allegorical potency, is truer to life, generally comes w/ beer, and has no holiday you’re obliged to celebrate,” he said. In a tweet, Piper argued that bowling was a better “metaphor” for a religion than the resurrection. I can’t imagine airing my grievances with my father, mocking his beliefs, etc… in such a public way,” said Nigro on Twitter. “The most disappointing part of the Abraham Piper deal is that people have lost all sense of piety and impropriety.
Jesse Nigro, the editor of The North American Anglican, criticized Piper’s very public mockery of his father’s beliefs. #biblestories #jesus #stealing #theft #crime #vandalism #christianity #secular #nonreligious #exchristian #exfundamentalist #exevangelicals
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