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Lukewarm people call 'radical' what Jesus expected of all His followers.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
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Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Jesus
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Lukewarm
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Radical
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Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and outside of church they care more about what people think of their actions (like church attendance and giving) than what God thinks of their hearts and lives.
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We have become dangerously comfortable- believers ooze with wealth and let their addictions to comfort and security numb the radical urgency of the gospel.
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The irony is that while God doesn’t need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don’t really want Him most of the time.
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