The Cold-Case Christianity Podcast
Are Progressive Christians Hijacking Jesus
Oct 11, 2023
Jason Jimenez, author of 'Hijacking Jesus: How Progressive Christians Are Remaking Him and Taking Over His Church,' discusses the distortion of Jesus by progressive churches. They explore the reimagining of Jesus in a woke context and refute false claims about Jesus propagated by progressive Christians.
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- Progressive Christians seek to desupernaturalize Jesus's miracles and reinterpret them metaphorically, diminishing his divinity and power.
- Progressive Christians reimagine Jesus as a woke teacher, promoting inclusivity and social justice, while downplaying sin and his sacrificial atonement.
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The Attack on Jesus's Miracles
Progressive Christians attack the miracles of Jesus by desupernaturalizing them, claiming that they were not miraculous but rather common for that time period. They argue that miracles violate the laws of physics and therefore should be reinterpreted metaphorically. These reinterpretations seek to strip Jesus of his divinity and his power, reducing him to a mere moral teacher or a social reformer.
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