I’m Jeff Mikels, and I wrote Evangelical Idolatry because I believe American Christianity is broken.

There are some who have fully embraced a violent nationalism claiming they are standing up for “biblical values” while ignoring everything Jesus or the Old Testament prophets had to say about caring for the outcasts, the foreigners, the poor, and the oppressed.

There are others who have fully embraced a progressive spirituality claiming they are for the character of Jesus while disregarding the Bible’s clear instructions about pure living, the need for repentance, and the warnings of coming judgment.

We have fallen into the trap of the Sadducees and the Pharisees. Some of us want earthly power, and some of us are sticklers for keeping the law of God, most of us are a mixture of each, and all of us have our own ideas about what proper earthly power is and what it really means to keep the law of God.

What we need today is a fresh understanding of the revelation of God, a fresh understanding of the words of the Bible.

What we need today is a fresh voice defending the intent of the ancient voices.

I’m trying to be that voice.

With me, you will hear the old tropes and false doctrines dismantled:

• What does the Bible really say about Hell, the Lake of Fire, and the final judgment? Is it eternal conscious torment? Is it annihilation?
• Are “Christians” the only ones to be saved? What does the Bible actually say?
• Is there really a conflict between the life of faith and the world of science? Is the Bible really opposed to science?
• Is Satan really a fallen angel who now has authority over this planet? What did Jesus teach?
• Is sexual immorality the greatest sin of the world?
• Is persecution the greatest threat faced by the American church?
• Are Christians supposed to be in charge?

With me, you will gain a completely new insight into how to understand the Bible on its own terms: hearing the intent of the original author and discovering the authority therein.

• My messages take people back to Jesus as the ultimate authority, the model and filter of everything the rest of the Bible has to say.
• My messages open people’s eyes to the original meaning of the words as they were intended by the original authors of the text.
• My messages help people see how the ancient truth of the text provides both insight and encouragement for the real world everyday problems we are facing today.
• My messages challenge presuppositions, complacencies, and fears: tearing down idols and offering encouragement.

If you are interested in getting back to the Jesus of the Bible, putting his kingdom first and center in your life, and leading the people in your care to do the same, consider booking me for a spiritual retreat, a conference, a Sunday morning sermon, or a mid-week Bible study.

I have a selection of topics I can bring to the table, but I am more than happy to bring a fresh word from any passage you choose or any topic your people need to hear.

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