Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC has responded to some Christians labeling him a “coward” for taking an alternative approach when speaking on controversial topics, such as abortion, by stating that they may be following a “different Jesus.”
“A lot of Christians that don’t know who we are say things like ‘You’re a coward’ and ‘Truth is truth’ and ‘You need to speak out.’ I just say, ‘I think me and you — first of all — might know a different Jesus.’ I think I did what I would always do, which is try to get to know a person,” the megachurch pastor told Relevant magazine.
“To me, I’m going in there with the intent of pointing to Jesus and hopefully speaking a language the world can understand.”
Lentz sparked controversy when he suggested that the issue of abortion is not an “open and shut case” during an appearance on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” on Oct. 30.
“To me, I’m trying to teach people who Jesus is first, and find out their story. Before I start picking and choosing what I think is sin in your life, I’d like to know your name,” he said as part of his answer at the time.
“I think our job is still to help people — not necessarily change how they…
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