He began a revolution

Today I started scanning through "The Barbarian Way" again. I read it last fall and thought it was excellent. I thought I'd share a few thoughts but checked to see what I'd shared from the first time I read it.....um, nada. How did that happen? Guess I moved onto the next book too quickly. Anyway.

"...When Christianity becomes just another religion, it focuses on what God requires. Just to keep people in line, we build our own Christian civilization and then demand that everyone who believes in Jesus become a good citizen.

It's hard to imagine that Jesus would endure the Cross just to keep us in line. Jesus began a revolution to secure our freedom. The new covenant that He established puts its trust not in the law, but in the transforming power of God's Spirit living within us. The revolution of the human heart would fuel the life and vitality of this movement. We would delight in God, and He would give us the desires of our hearts. With our hearts burning for God, we would move forward with the freedom to pursue the passions burning within us."

Right on, Mr. McManus.