It amazes me how those who profess to be Christians act as if Jesus’ life and teachings are irrelevant to living their day-to-day lives. Today’s evangelical leaders and their followers live like the characters in the old testament.  In fact, many evangelicals compare Trump with King Cyrus of the Old Testament.

Even a casual reader of the Bible knows that there is a profound shift in the tone, tenor and outright teachings between the old and new testaments.  The only thing connecting them is the prophecy of a King in the old testament who is realized in the new testament as Jesus.

We see today’s evangelicals living their lives like it’s the Old Testament and I’m not talking about the ten commandments.  (If they were doing this, we’d be a lot better off.) Evangelicals support war and vengeance against their enemies, they are intolerant of gays, they support the death penalty, engage in multiple marriages and most of all acquisition of money and power.  Jesus threw the money changes out of the temple.  Listening to today’s evangelical leaders, you would think that acquisition of money is a core belief of being a Christian.  Today’s prosperity gospel, with one leading proponent with a last name of Dollar, sums it all up.

Evangelicals use the New Testament for just a few concepts.  First and foremost, being a Christian is an everlasting life insurance policy for a ticket to heaven. Second, is the big middle finger that evangelicals will give to the non-believers on judgement day (a form of vengeance).  Third, is the business opportunities for Christmas and fourth, WHEN IT IS CONVENIENT.  After all, living a life like Christ is a big, giant inconvenience in today’s society.