Jesus Does Not Require Your Denomination

A lot of people say they want “more unity” in Christianity, right up until someone follows Jesus outside their preferred tribe. We start with Luke 9 and a line that still stings our pride: “Anyone who is not against you is for you.” From there, we wrestle with the impulse to police the kingdom, the temptation to treat denominations like a salvation requirement, and the simple truth that Jesus never outsourced your trust to a label.

We also spend time in Ephesians 5:22–33 because Christian marriage is one of the clearest places where selective obedience shows up. The passage calls wives to respect and submit as to the Lord and calls husbands to love with sacrificial care like Christ loves the church. You cannot toss out one command as “old-fashioned” while keeping the other. If we want stronger marriages inside the church, we have to stop pretending the hard parts do not apply.

Then we go to Psalm 73, a brutally honest prayer for anyone who has looked around and felt envy when the wicked seem to prosper. The psalm does not hide the bitterness, but it also does not end there. Perspective returns in God’s presence, and hope gets grounded again. We close with American heritage reflections on morality and liberty, and a clear conviction that still stands: spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ is the best thing we can do, no matter what happens to a nation.

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