Counterfeit Gospels Quotes

“We believe we are in a battle in which the righteous oppose the unrighteous. The inevitable result is a feeling of hostility toward non-Christians who differ with us on political issues. Russell Moore has reminded evangelicals who the real enemy is: “We should rage against the reptile and not against his prey.”
― Trevin K. Wax, Counterfeit Gospels: Rediscovering the Good News in a World of False Hope

“about heaven coming on earth—the New Jerusalem coming from God’s dimension onto a physical newly created and transformed earth (Revelation 21:2). It’s not about shedding our bodies; it’s about God transforming them into an incorruptible state (2 Corinthians 5:2–4). The final dwelling place of man is not to go to heaven to be with God; the final dwelling place of God is to come from heaven to be with man (Revelation 21:3–4). Cemeteries once surrounded churches because the saints knew that the coffins they nailed shut would one day be thrown open. The decayed and dusty remains of a once-vibrant body would be transformed into a new type of physical reality—one that will never know death. Believers wanted to be near their church house when the trumpet sounds.”
― Trevin K. Wax, Counterfeit Gospels: Rediscovering the Good News in a World of False Hope

“about heaven coming on earth—the New Jerusalem coming from God’s dimension onto a physical newly created and transformed earth (Revelation 21:2). It’s not about shedding our bodies; it’s about God transforming them into an incorruptible state (2 Corinthians 5:2–4). The final dwelling place of man is not to go to heaven to be with God; the final dwelling place of God is to come from heaven to be with man (Revelation 21:3–4). Cemeteries”
― Trevin K. Wax, Counterfeit Gospels: Rediscovering the Good News in a World of False Hope