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Today, people are quick to criticize the legalistic vision of Sunday that was common in the past but have often failed to replace it with anything else. How should a Christian understand Sunday, and what, if anything, makes it different from every other day?
Hopefully, you’re not reading this because you want to start a cult. But I think it’s important that we understand the ingredients of Christian cults so that we can recognize them when they come. Here’s how you might start a cult that taught that you have to be baptized to be saved.
Most Christians leave the gospel at the door of the Christian life. They see the good news about Jesus as the key to getting started in their faith but then struggle to see how the gospel is also the engine that drives the life we were created to live. As a result, they end up running on fumes and living the Christian life like a non-Christian.
