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    The Christian Manifesto: A Provocative Perspective on Protestantism
    The Christian Manifesto: A Provocative Perspective on Protestantism
    The Christian Manifesto: A Provocative Perspective on Protestantism
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    The Christian Manifesto: A Provocative Perspective on Protestantism

    By Dr. T. F. Lewis

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    If you are a Christian, you don't expect to hear this on the Day of Judgement:

    "You missed the boat. All you did was use Me to make yourselves important. You don't impress Me one bit. You're out of here."
    - God (Matthew7:23)

    Might God say this to YOU?
    The Bible describes many of today's believers as "good-for-nothing Christians" (Titus 1:10,16). Many Protestants have strayed far from the heart of true Christianity – they have it all wrong – ascribing to customary yet incorrect beliefs. Consequently, Christianity has been reduced to little more than folklore – each generation passing down to the next Biblically unfounded principles which are accepted as doctrine. This Manifesto asserts that such actions as protesting in front of abortion clinics, campaigning against gay rights, and judging those outside of the Christian faith are not "Christ-like" behaviors. We were not created for this purpose.

    This progressive and thoroughly researched manifesto is piercing, but enlightening…and describes what it really takes to live a Christ-pleasing life. Challenging many traditional "Christian" views, this book promotes love, acceptance, and grace; and encourages a paradigm shift in Protestant thinking.

    In The Manifesto you will learn:

    1. What Christians believe
    2. The authentic Christian's true purpose
    3. What Christians have been doing wrong for so long

    Rather than condemning, judging, and criticizing "sinners", The Manifesto highlights the faulty thinking of and misinterpretation of scripture by "Christians" - which seems to be a first in Christian literature.

    Dr. T.F. Lewis is a board-certified physician, and the child of two Christian pastors. She lives in Orlando, Florida with her spouse and darling little daughter, Kallie.

    Lady Wisdom Publishing, 300 N. New York Ave. #2281, Winter Park, FL 32790-2281
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 25, 2013
    ISBN9781483515915
    The Christian Manifesto: A Provocative Perspective on Protestantism

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      The Christian Manifesto - Dr. T. F. Lewis

      Salvation

      Introduction

      I wrote this book for everyone who desires to gain insight into what it means to be a real Christian.

      It seems that nowadays, a lot of people have misconceptions regarding Christianity, both believers and non-believers alike. A lot of non-believers I have come into contact with think that Christians are supposed to be perfect, and so when they see a Christian sin, they prove to themselves that being a Christian is either too hard or not worthwhile because Christians are hypocrites.

      Yes, many great Christian leaders have fallen from grace over the past several decades, and indeed this is troubling and disheartening. In fact, the Bible says it is better to kill yourself than lead someone else down the wrong path or cause them to lose their faith (Luke 17:2, Mark 9:42). But because no man is infallible, we are not to look at mankind to see how to live our best lives. Rather, we are to look at Christ’s example of perfect living in the Bible to guide our actions.

      Many Christians with whom I’ve come into contact believe that it is their job to tell everyone else what they are doing wrong. This isolates them on their high horses and repels others rather than drawing them closer. The truth is that all of us have sinned and fallen short of the standards God wants us to live up to (see Romans 3); and that none of us are fit to judge another (unless we want to jeopardize our ability to receive mercy from God, see Matthew 7).

      During the Casey Anthony trial (which I will discuss later in further detail), I realized that I, even though a born-again Christian, could be quite judgmental and lack compassion. After a revelation I had during the trial, I began to ask myself:

      What does it mean to be a real Christian?

      What qualities should Christians possess?

      What are our moral duties and obligations?

      What other things am I doing that I shouldn’t be?

      What should we avoid doing so as to be witnesses for God as opposed to hypocrites to the world who is watching us so carefully?

      I will warn you now that while the first half of the book is an overview of the basic principles of Christianity, the final half may be viewed as radical, progressive, provocative, or worse; but I am answering the aforementioned questions with information directly found in the Bible with references included. The particular version of the Bible used is also noted. While it may seem like this manuscript is laden with scripture, this is intentional—I find that the best way to prove a point regarding Christianity is to demonstrate it through scriptural references.

      While I am child of two pastors and have been in church my entire life, I am not a pastor, and I don’t hold a PhD in theology or divinity. I don’t know it all, nor do I have it all together. By profession I am a physician; but more importantly, I am a Christian seeking to do better—to live the best, most Christcentered and Christ-pleasing life I can live—and I desire to help both Christians and non-Christians alike to better understand what being a Christian really means.

      Another objective of mine is to be a witness and minister to non-believers, so that they may join us in our faith. As I previously mentioned, I am no pastor, but I believe this book had to be written by a layman, because the general public frequently distrusts the clergy and feels they are hypocrites.

      Consider the great Christian leaders and pastors who over the last several decades have been exposed in the media for being drug-addicts, whores, adulterers, murderers, and child-molesters. It is no wonder that church attendance is currently at an alltime low! Rather than being a light in a dark world, an antibiotic to cure hurting people, and leading people TO Christ, the church has been acting more like bacteria, inflicting more pain and disease, and leading people astray.

      Now I am not suggesting that those who don’t act Christ-like, but have accepted Christ into their hearts are not truly saved, because they are. But what I am saying is that such people don’t have the Mind of Christ, and aren’t therefore able to live the victorious lives God has called us to live. With that said, my final objective is to let people know that there are many real Christians (i.e., saved AND Christlike people) out there, and that anyone who desires can be one too!

      The greatest Commandment

      What We Believe

      As Christians, we believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He came to earth and lived a blameless life that we are to try our best to emulate. We believe that because of His perfect and immense love for us, He died for our

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