How Jesus Saves the World from Us Quotes

“Chris Hedges writes that in our society “personal style, defined by the commodities we buy or consume, has become a compensation for our loss of democratic equality.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“The reason we don't notice the fact that we have no say over the decisions that actually shape our society and economy is because our overwhelming array of shopping choices gives us the illusion of freedom, when it actually constitutes our slavery.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“The purpose of being “crucified with Christ” is so that Christ will live in us. The measure of our heart's purity is the degree to which we have forgotten ourselves in Christ, so that it actually seems as if he is living through us and not just us living inside of ourselves.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“True prayer has always been primarily concerned with gaining a spiritual rhythm for your life that will empty your heart and let you see God.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“Labeling becomes impossible when we are invested enough in the dignity of other people to be implicated as an accomplice in their humanity.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“Jesus is saving the world from us, one Christian at a time.”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity

“British writer G. K. Chesterton gave a famous two-word response when a newspaper asked its readers to share what they thought was wrong with the world. “I am,” he wrote back.2 This”
― Morgan Guyton, How Jesus Saves the World from Us: 12 Antidotes to Toxic Christianity