Voting for Barabbas Over Jesus with Paul Lazzaroni

About this episode

Craig Harguess discusses the Barabbas mindset and the implications of seeking a strongman savior in politics with guest Paul Lazzaroni.

Is Trump Barabbas? In this episode, Craig sits down with Paul Lazzaroni (Crossing Cornerstone / No King but Christ Network) to talk about the Barabbas mindset, our craving for a strongman savior, political control, and “winning,” even when it contradicts Jesus’ way. We explore modern Babylon, the wilderness formation of God’s people, and why “Jesus is Lord” can’t be a slogan that still needs Caesar’s power to do the work. Topics covered Barabbas vs. Jesus: what kind of “savior” we want Christian nationalism and the temptation of state power Strongman politics and fear-based faith“Modern Babylon” as a pattern (empire thinking) Exodus / wilderness formation and slavery mindsetReading the Bible without using it to justify domination “No King but Christ” as lived discipleship 🤝 Connect with Paul Lazzaroni 🤝 Cross and Cornerstone (Website / Blog + Articles) C&C Facebook Page No King but Christ Network (Paul’s work is featured there): nokingbutchristnetwork.com Paul’s Personal Pages Instagram Facebook YouTube TikTok Try This Week:Notice where you assume force is necessary. Pause before reaching for control. Choose persuasion, presence, and honesty in one real situation, and see…

People in this episode

Host: Craig Harguess

Guest: Paul Lazzaroni

Topics covered

• Barabbas mindset
• strongman savior
• Christian nationalism
• state power
• modern Babylon
• wilderness formation
• discipleship

Keywords

• Barabbas
• Trump
• Christian nationalism
• strongman politics
• Jesus is Lord
• modern Babylon
• wilderness formation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crossing Cornerstone, No King but Christ Network

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