The Call of Jesus -- John Shelby Spong

In this excerpt from his lecture "Jesus for the Non-Religious," Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong discusses what it means to follow Jesus Christ.

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[smellincoffee]

Jesus ate with sinners, and Paul spurned them. I like Jesus' and Spong's message better.

[TheGuilanvi]

my goodness I am crying! this is beauuuutiiiiiful!

[Davidius Doremouseius]

Note that ''savedby jesusblood', like so many of his type, is obsessed with ''hell'. He think Bishop Shelby is going there, perhaps just for denying it, and that you and I are going there too I didn't reply directly cuz I know what ppl like that are like. Lovely ppl, UNTIL they start going on about hell and stuff. All I can say is check out the Greek, cuz English translations can be misleading. There's actually a variety of views on the afterlife in Christianity, but evangelicals are the loudest

[Davidius Doremouseius]

I love this guy, although I disagree with him about a few things.But you can't help being ''religious'' with a small ''r'' if you have any kind of belief system about G-d, have a ''G-d theory'' as someone eloquently put it.

PEACE

[savedbyjesusblood]

Don't worry. Shelby will reap what he has sown. And all those he deceived will curse him throughout the eons and eons and eternity goes on. Shelby will learn - God will NOT be mocked.

[savedbyjesusblood]

What a double minded lying serpent seed he is. He loves to quote verses where Jesus Christ talks about love, but then does speeches denying the existence of hell, which Jesus also spoke about. Shelby Satan Sprong is one of the slipperiest, slimiest smooth talking snakes that are out there. Beware!

[Joel Cruz]

"Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires." - John 8:43-44

Guess Jesus wasn't overly loving that day. Or is it loving to tell the truth?

[ViperSRTnACR]

Moral and living upright by "go and sin no more" as Jesus said to those He forgave, comes AFTER a person accepts Christ into their life and prays to Him and God to have grace, guidance and power to walk this life well and lead others to Christ also.

[jwsyt2]

an antiChrist- a hater of Christ speaking. In short a satanist speaking

[standidlyby]

It's strange how truth works. It just... works ;0)

[mysteryperson1976]

I wish more people were aware of people like John Shelby Spong, Paul Knitter, Michael Dowd, and Karen Armstrong.

[Phil Cosmos]

Jesus also calls you to open your heart and accept Him as your savior. It is your only way. This man twists the faith and those who follow this satanic doctrine will surely go to hell.