Jesus Against the Church was written to expose the Christian church as being to blame for the moral degradation they seem to delight in deriding.

Dedication

To Theophilis O. Ihekeronye, who came along just when I thought I was crazy.

Acknowledgments

I am thankful for the help and inspiration of Steve Gallagher of Pure Life Ministries. It was my discussions with him that brought to light the need for this book.

I am grateful for the encouragement of Mike Hyatt, a publisher unafraid of controversy when he senses a real need for it.

Dozens of other believers helped me sift through the material and hone the ideas for this work and I appreciate their help and criticisms.

And finally, my wife, Bonnie, who permits me to grumble, grouse, and agonize while I write and who does more to help me sharpen my points than any other.

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Introduction

Part I: Hard Sayings
Chapter 1 Jesus: The Negative Factor / Bad News for Modern Man (Apologies to Franky Schaeffer) / A Plumb Line / The Sound of Judgment / The Bitter Pill / The Leaven of the Pharisees / Religious Sins / Mirror, Mirror / Medicine Unused / The Price or the Possibility	Chapter 2 Where the Blood Is / Contracts in Blood / Atonement in Blood / Innocent Blood / Bloodguilt
Chapter 3If So Facto
Part II: Blood
Chapter 4 Molech and the Canaanite Child-Killers / Bloody America / Death by Desire, Not Intent (1997) / To Bite the Bullet or To Dodge the Bullet / Reaping	Chapter 5 Killing for Christ / Apostolos / The Glory Buzzards / Whitewashed Tombs and Holy Bones / Revisionist Christian History / Deathstyles of the Poor and Prophetic / Upon Our Heads / The Bowl of Pottage / The Measure of Our Fathers / The Legacy Continues
Chapter 6 Blood on the Head / The First Woe / Dare No Discipline / Antinomian Stew / Psychochurch / Blood of the Saints / The Blood of Unbelievers	Chapter 7 Paper Walls / Dead Letters and Living Epistles / Justice Delayed / True Religion or Truth Religion / Sins of Omission / The Blood of Christ
Part III: Sweat
Chapter 8 The Works of Man / Tares / Three Weeds / We Don't Need God / The Bumped Cup Test / Nit Pickin' About Pickin' Nits	Chapter 9 Money Madness / Philaguria / Consider the Lilies, How They Toil / Creeping Needs / Pharisitical Fundraising / Let Us Seize the Inheritance / God Doesn't Need Me
Chapter 10 Special Appearances / The "Ugly" Principle / Where the Bones Are Buried / Kingdom Approval ratings / Rabbis and Reverends / Phylacteries and Ph.Ds / They Shall Know You By Your Baubles / The feast of Fools / The Divine Jester	Chapter 11 What Kings Do / The Messes People Make / Methods and Madness / The Sound of Wind / Against the Flow / The American Temple Sideshow / The Power Trust
Part IV: Tears
Chapter 12 Sacred Heart Revealed / But You Would Not / Ichabod / The Church Illegitimate / Outside the Camp / Where His Heart Is / The Judgment of Blindness / The Buck Stops / The Last Refuge	Chapter 13 The Question / The Hope of Israel / Blessing the One Sent / The "Day of the Lord" Dodge / Seek Ye First the Faults of the Pagans / How Long, Oh, Lord / The Other Shoe / It Can't Happen Here / Where We Stand / Eighteen Inches
Chapter 14 The Surgeon Eternal / Ultimate Values: Unity or Holiness / If My People / Shepherd's Bane / Other Responsible Parties / How Shall I Admonish You? / Metanoia

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