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# The Tenets of Post-Christian Spirituality
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2014421the-tenets-of-post-christian-spirituality/
- Published: 2014-04-22T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:25:12.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Christian Living, #DashHouseCom, #wp

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Derek L. Worthington describes the three tenets of post-Christian spirituality in his book [*The Call of Jesus*](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B009NMF7EA/dashhouse-20?ref=dashhouse.com):

- a distant God — remote, detached, and uninvolved with our lives;
- “me” as a functional god, with the individual creating his or her own ethic and the ultimate authority;
- consumption as the path to happiness.

It’s a common but futile way to live.

Contrast this with the teachings of Jesus in John 12:24-28:

- God is not distant. He is intricately involved with the world, and God the Son walked among us;
- I am not a god. God is in control of all things with the agenda to bring glory to himself;
- Service — laying down our lives as Jesus did — and not consumption is the path to happiness.

It’s a truer way to live. And it’s a more compelling way to live. We’re invited.

> Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him. (John 12:25-26)

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