The Red Letter Christian

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The name “Red Letter Christians” refers specifically to the words of Jesus. His teachings are presented throughout the bible in numerous verses highlighted by red letters, substantially in the New Testament. The “red letters” are emphasizes because these types of Christians believe that the bible can only be understood if it is interpreted through Christ’s perspective. These types of Christians have an elevated look on scripture and feel that the current Christian denominations are rooted in politics, rather than in the words and actions of Jesus. If “Red Letter Christians” claim to be a group based on Jesus’ teaching, then politics shouldn’t have a tremendous impact on their movement.
Red Letter Christians strictly believe in only living by the word of Jesus. Their goal is to encourage the profound, counter-cultural red-letter teachings of Jesus and undertake them seriously. Christians choose to live the lifestyle that is projected by Jesus, known to many as The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). The most influential beliefs come from the Sermon scripture, the words of the …show more content…
He is responsible for the movement away from biblical authority and more toward political perception. In many of Tony’s interviews he stresses the situations that are important as well as unimportant to Jesus and projects the belief that churches need to redirect their focus. Churches are pronounced to focusing on abortion and homo sexuality more than poverty. Jesus was not a republican or democrat and he did not choose sides based on the facts of the situation. Jesus was a problem solver who was wise when dealing with situations resolving poverty. What I mean when I say dealing with situations of poverty, I mean finding a way to bring wealth to the poor by means of jobs. Jesus doesn’t want you to sell everything you own to deliver those things to the poor; he wants you to have

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