And it sounds like it’s totally something we do. Yes, it says that Jesus’ death and resurrection offers redemption, but how? Well, by “accepting” the free gift-but what does that mean? How do you “accept” the gift of salvation? It is important to explain about repentance and trusting in Christ alone, but that language is missing from their “What We Believe” page, leaving it too vague. Anyone who accepts the free gift of salvation made possible through Christ Jesus is welcome into the Kingdom of Heaven now and forever.īut notice how vague the gospel is. It is only through Christ Jesus that humanity can find complete forgiveness, reconciliation, and wholeness. Jesus, being fully God and fully human, was born, lived, died, and rose again. The death and resurrection of Jesus offers redemption for humanity and the world. He ascended into heaven and will come again to judge the living and the dead. He descended to the dead, and on the third day He rose again. Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered, was crucified, died and was buried. Yes, they have a short “What We Believe” page that states, But you couldn’t find clear language like that anywhere on the conference website, and you also can’t find it on their Orange curriculum website either! We all need to be discerning when we are looking at such curricula. Jesus did not primarily come to “prove the worth of humanity” or “show us what God intended humans to be.” He came to pay the price for our sin through his atoning work on the cross. This descriptor of what Christ came to do is rather vague and utterly incomplete and misleading. We all need to be discerning when we are looking at such curricula. He came to show us what God intended humans to be. Instead, Jesus became human to prove the worth of humanity. Consider statements like these: When God became human, it wasn’t to prove His divinity. As I pointed out at the time, the mailer and the advertising materials on the website were extremely vague, “fluffy,” and “me-centered,” with very little about Jesus, the gospel, or bold and clear biblical truth. In late 2021, I wrote a short blog post about a mailer one of our staff members received for Orange’s 2022 children’s ministry conference, Be Human.
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