Kingdom Values
Character Over Chaos
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
Kingdom Values over Virtue Signaling Every Day
Cultural instability. Family breakdown. Social media ranting. Unchecked narcissism. The only way to fight against this toxic atmosphere of our world today is through character. By living out kingdom values rather than merely virtue signaling (trying to appear like we care about all the right things), we can rise up and model what the world needs to see.
But kingdom values aren't just something we embrace to improve the world around us. They come with a benefit--a bonus. They come with blessings. By aligning your thoughts, words, and actions with God's values, you will receive the peace, comfort, and purpose you've been looking for all along.
Dr. Evans provides insights based on biblical virtues found in the Beatitudes as well as throughout the rest of Christ's teachings. When you live life God's way, demonstrating His values to those around you, you will usher in authentic change not only in others but in the culture as well. Kingdom values are contagious. Pass them on.
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Pastor Evans (Hope for the Hurting) urges "a return to Christian character and kingdom values" in this trite treatise. Bemoaning secularism and the fickleness of social media, Evans encourages readers to align their thoughts and actions with biblical teachings as a bulwark against the "chaos" of modern life. The author suggests that because humans are fallible and limited, they are imperfect arbiters of truth, submerged in a relativistic "world of isms... each seeking to define the truth according to its own theories, goals, and agendas." To get to essential truths, he posits, one must rely on the "pure perfection of the Creator," whose omnipotence constitutes the only source of certainty. With this in mind, Evans plumbs Jesus's Sermon on the Mount to reveal its "kingdom values," which include recognition of the need for spiritual fulfillment, grief over worldly manifestations of sin, and humbleness before God. Some insightful points stand out, such as when Evans observes that "love does not tolerate all views" and advocates love for "the sinner" while standing firm against the sin, but the author's broadsides against cancel culture, social media, and technology come across as tired and crotchety ("Set down your cellphone and pick up your Bible"). This oversimplifies the complexities of faith and modern life.
