Andy Stanley: 'Christianity Doesn’t Hinge’ on Jesus’ Birth
Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley became the subject of controversy after he said that Jesus’ birth is not as important to Christianity as His resurrection.
While preaching earlier this month about Christmas, the pastor of North Point Community Church said he wouldn’t be too concerned about how a person was born if that person could accurately predict his own death and resurrection.
“If somebody can predict their own death and their own resurrection, I’m not all that concerned about how they got into the world, because the whole resurrection thing is so amazing,” he said in a Dec. 4 sermon entitled ‘Who Needs Christmas.’
“Christianity doesn’t hinge on the truth or even the stories around the birth of Jesus. It really hinges on the resurrection of Jesus,” he added....
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