Many Christians don't really care about God; they just want to use him to get what they truly want—status, a nice job, a car, forgiveness—you name it.

— Jefferson Bethke (b. 1989), Autor, Spoken-Word-Künstler und YouTuber

Topics: Faith & Trust, Discipleship, Humility & Pride

Occasions: For Reflection

Jefferson Bethke

Jefferson Bethke (* 1989) ist ein US-amerikanischer christlicher Autor, Podcaster und Spoken-Word-Künstler aus dem freikirchlich-evangelikalen Umfeld. Bekanntheit erlangte er 2012 durch sein virales Video „Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus“, in dem er wie auch in seinen Büchern die Gnade Jesu einem gesetzlichen Leistungsdenken gegenüberstellte, was zugleich theologische Debatten über sein Verständnis von Kirche auslöste. Für Bibelleser veranschaulicht sein Schaffen den Versuch, reformatorische Kernbotschaften wie die Erlösung aus Gnade und Jüngerschaft im Alltag in eine zeitgemäße Sprache für jüngere Generationen zu übersetzen.

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