![]() ![]() 13) and as the “most underrated mission field in America” (p. ![]() Inserra describes cultural Christianity as a religion “practiced by more Americans than any other faith or religion” (p. They may lead moral lives, attend church regularly, and are falsely assured of their standing before God. These are neither scoffers nor antagonistic toward Christianity. They are lost and are trusting something other than Christ for their salvation. The book is replete with stories, anecdotes, and personal encounters from his own experience.Īt the heart of the book is the predicament of cultural Christians who may know a great deal about Christ without knowing Christ. He has numerous friendships with unsaved people and engages in intentional evangelism. The book reveals a pastor burdened to reach religious unbelievers and point them to Jesus. Although unsaved Christians do not really exist, it is apparent that many who identify with Christianity as a religion have never experienced the new birth through faith in Christ. ![]() Yet how many people have responded in the affirmative, offered a quick prayer, made a decision, and years later base their salvation on a distant experience? Dean Inserra, pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida, has rendered a great service to the church in this book with an intentionally oxymoronic title. ![]() It is certainly preferable to the alternative. “Do you want to go to heaven when you die?” Most people who believe that heaven is a real place want to go there when they die. ![]()
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