This is most certainly true.
The lack of desiring to follow Jesus through suffering comes from the prevalence of moralistic therapeutic deism, especially in the North American Church.
Great article on that here: https://www.1517.org/articles/moralistic-therapeutic-deism
Jared / Jared Townley
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2024-09-05 16:43:47
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