Does Your Church have JDD?

The church is at a crossroads right now. People are looking for a fresh alternative—a third way. What we need right now is a razor sharp, cut-glass clarity of the Lord Jesus Christ as the Alpha and the Omega: He is the third way—in fact, the only way—that can forge a secure path into the future.

There is a massive disconnect in the church today because of a disease called JDD: Jesus Deficit Disorder. The Person of Jesus has become politically incorrect and is being replaced by the language of “love,” “social justice,” “core values,” and “self-help principles.” By dethroning Jesus Christ, the church is redefining Christianity right out of existence.

“Who do you say that I am?” is the question required of every generation. Every revival and restoration in the church has been a rediscovery of Christ in the process of answering this critical question. What the 21st century Church desperately needs right now is a rediscovery of the Living Christ and His supremacy. How the church answers the question “Who do you say that I am?” will determine its future.

[The preceding is my greatly reduced and edited version of the Introduction to a new book JESUS MANIFESTO: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ, by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. The book, a refutation of Christless Christianity, goes on sale today.]