Renegade Gospel Quotes

“Unfortunately, many of us start that journey with enthusiasm but fail to sustain it. Our faith goes on cruise control as we start seeking comfort and not a calling. It doesn’t help that too often in our churches we pigeonhole Jesus safely behind the altar rails and communion tables of our tame religious traditions, teaching people to revere Jesus instead of following Jesus sacrificially every day in the trenches of life. Jesus’ call is not to revere; his call is to follow. When we do so, reverence will naturally result.”
― Mike Slaughter, Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus

“When we privatize our faith, we cease to be salt and light in the world. No longer part of a countercultural revolution, or an outpost of heaven demonstrating God’s plan for restoration and resurrection, we reduce our faith to this: “Jesus came, died, and rose from the grave to get me into heaven.”
― Mike Slaughter, Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus

“Christians have done more to destroy the image and message of Jesus than all the atheists and agnostics combined!”
― Mike Slaughter, Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus

“When did Christians stop causing trouble?”
― Mike Slaughter, Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus