Everything That Must Change in the Faith NOW!

Shawn McCraney's teachings focus on authentic LDS understanding, biblical Jesus, music/scripture memorization, reevaluating doctrines, and promoting love over tradition.
Published: February 12, 2019
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Episode Description:

Shawn McCraney promotes three ministries—Exmormonfiles, TalkingtoMormons, and Checkmychurch—emphasizing their authentic understanding of LDS backgrounds and avoiding oppressive religious systems while focusing on a biblical approach to Jesus. Additionally, his ministry, HOTM, offers free downloadable resources like eBooks and audiobooks to encourage critical thinking about faith and provide insight into Mormonism and Christianity.

Shawn emphasizes the importance of music and scripture memorization, promoting Mallory McCraney's modern-day Psalms that set biblical passages to music for spiritual learning and mental empowerment, available on various music platforms. Additionally, he engages in an ambitious project of developing "The Apostolic Letters," a new version of the New Testament, scrutinized through Greek, KJV, and Critical Text analysis, aiming to offer a profound contribution to global Christian understanding, while also providing weekly verse-by-verse teachings and a wealth of content addressing Mormonism and Evangelical rhetoric.

Shawn emphasizes the necessity of reevaluating certain Christian doctrines to ensure the faith’s survival and effectiveness in modern times, asserting that God, through Jesus, has achieved total victory, which is often misunderstood or misrepresented. He highlights the importance of abandoning outdated interpretations and promoting a clear, honest understanding of Christian faith, free from traditional constraints, to engage those genuinely seeking truth and connection with God.

Christians are encouraged to understand that Jesus has already come, Satan and Hell have been defeated, and everyone's final destination is Heaven, leading them to embrace a faith that is personal and based on love, without adherence to strict external religious rules. This perspective shifts the focus from awaiting a future Second Coming to living a life of faith and love, emphasizing personal responsibility and spiritual discernment over rigid doctrinal interpretations.

To foster genuine selfless love, individuals should prioritize serving and accepting every person regardless of their background, renounce religious and political authority, and focus on faith and love as taught by Jesus Christ. Churches should downsize, discard material pursuits and political affiliations, and instead encourage open discourse and support science, while acknowledging the ultimate hope lies not in institutions or ideologies, but in love defined as being kind, gentle, and forgiving.

Shawn emphasizes the need to reject religious rhetoric and tradition, urging individuals to humbly seek and embrace God's love to revitalize Christianity amidst a culture of reason and rationality. He calls for a transformation driven by genuine love, inviting people worldwide to respond to this spiritual calling.