CNLP 563: David Platt on the Idolatry of Personal and Political Convictions, How Politics and Division Are Fueling Deconversion, and How the American Gospel Hijacks Hearts

New York Times Bestselling author David Platt outlines why the tightly held personal and political convictions of so many Christians have become idolatry, how politics and division are fueling deconversion, and how the American Gospel hijacked so many hearts.

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Quotes from Episode 563

There's a way to hold on to God's word with conviction and share it with compassion. @plattdavid Click To Tweet We've exchanged a biblical gospel that exalts Jesus above everything in this world for an American gospel that prostitutes Jesus for the sake of comfort. @plattdavid Click To Tweet We’ve used God as a means to a variety of ends instead of Him being the end. @plattdavid Click To Tweet We have not been called to live for the prosperity of one nation. We've been called to live for the proclamation of the gospel to all the nations. @plattdavid Click To Tweet

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