The words of Jesus without the heart of Jesus
One host coins the line 'words of Jesus without the heart of Jesus' miss the truth of Jesus, and says he doesn't care about Ten Commandments tablets on the State House lawn. Wagner pivots to pastors' fear: leaders are afraid that 'Jesus is your King' isn't enough for people, and the church has become 'a church for every issue' — environment, human sexuality, immigration — while he is 'desperate to be a part of a church that is about Jesus.'
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