Cornerstone Community Church, San Jose Ca

A few years ago I mentioned a book written by Dan Kimball, a pastor in Santa Cruz, called “They Like Jesus But Not The Church.” The premise of the book, you might recall, is that while most people outside the church have a positive impression of Jesus, they don’t have a very favorable impression of we who call ourselves Christians. They told Dan Kimball that they think Christians are hypocritical and judgmental, and most of all, they said, they think Christians are arrogant for believing that their way is the only way. They think we’re intolerant because we believe that when it comes to the issue of salvation, when it comes to what happens when we die, we think we’re right and the Muslims, Mormons, Hindus, Buddhists, and everyone else are wrong.