By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter
Writer and former senior pastor of Saddleback Church Rick Warren deleted a tweet that introduced on frequent backlash for suggesting the crucifixion narrative implies that Jesus Christ would be a political centrist on the present time.
“‘They crucified Jesus with two others — one on all aspects & Jesus in the heart,'” Warren tweeted Tuesday, quoting John 19:18 alongside with a describe of the crucifixion. “The fellows on all aspects were thieves. Within the occasion you’re looking out to fetch the #realJesus, no longer a comic strip disfigured by partisan motivations, you’ll fetch him in the heart, no longer on both facet.”
Warren, whose tweet had been deleted by Friday morning with out clarification, made his obvious back off after his tweet acquired 3.5 million views and drew the scorn of several smartly-known conservative Christians. As of Saturday, he has but to bask in tweeted anything since Feb. 8.
“[Warren] has since deleted his embarrassingly theologically improper put up,” criminal loyal and podcast host Jenna Ellis illustrious Friday.
It’s appropriate ???? https://t.co/scqbTVmIrbpic.twitter.com/zAA3mk4Fon
— Jon Brown (@JonBrownDC) February 14, 2025
Ellis, who successfully represented Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church when he opened his church in defiance of California authorities all around the COVID-19 lockdowns, turned into as soon as amongst the chorus of critics who known as Warren out on X for what they claimed turned into as soon as a sloppy biblical interpretation.
Ellis tweeted Wednesday that Warren would possibly well well well even quiet “be embarrassed to name your self a pastor.”
“Jesus is no longer a moderate or ‘in the heart’ through reality. To portray him as such merely as a result of honest of his tainted is perverting an historical reality right into a symbolic that strategy to attend your possess ideological agenda,” she wrote.
Others who rebuked Warren for his theological dangle integrated podcaster and author Allie Beth Stuckey, who known as his put up “presumably the worst Biblical interpretation I’ve ever seen, and that is in actuality asserting one thing.”
“Jesus is no longer ‘in the heart’ on the kill of teenagers, gender deception, the definition of marriage, or the relaxation, for that topic. Truly, I seem to endure in thoughts Him having a dispute disdain for the lukewarm.”
On day by day basis Wire host Michael Knowles, Babylon Bee managing editor Joel Berry and Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon also went after Warren for apparently failing to bask in the purpose of the narrative of the 2 thieves on both facet of Jesus, one whom mocked Him and the alternative who believed in Him.
“Rather than that the thief to Our Lord’s loyal is in Heaven, and the thief to His left is in Hell. Not the ideal analogy for the purpose you admire to make,” wrote Knowles.
“Yeah, because if there’s one thing Jesus turned into as soon as identified for, it turned into as soon as his desire to meet in the heart and compromise on the flaws that topic most,” wrote Dillon.
Berry wrote to Warren, “Within the occasion you’re going to misuse the narrative this outrageous, you would possibly well well well well presumably also quiet also point out that the thief on the Correct is the one who went to heaven lol.”
“Two aspects of humanity came to Jesus on the tainted: one hurled insults, tense proof; the alternative, in broken humility, stated, ‘Take into account me.’ All will face Him at demise—some in pride, some in resign. Inspect to Jesus because the Correct Thief did, for you, admire me, are one,” tweeted David Engelhardt, a pastor and lawyer who serves on the board of Turning Point USA.
Two aspects of humanity came to Jesus on the tainted: one hurled insults, tense proof; the alternative, in broken humility, stated, “Take into account me.” All will face Him at demise—some in pride, some in resign. Inspect to Jesus because the Correct Thief did, for you, admire me, are one.
— David Engelhardt (@Davidengelhardt) February 11, 2025
Warren, who states on his X bio that he has professional 1.2 million pastors in 171 international locations, also drew accusations from some critics who claimed his have an effect on has contributed to the theological weakness of the Evangelical church in the U.S.
“The undeniable reality that right here’s the pastor from whom millions of People came eventually of non secular steering for years explains so a lot in regards to the bid of our theology,” wrote On day by day basis Wire reporter and author Megan Basham.
“With every put up, Rick Warren proves the information of Southern Baptists in kicking him out,” wrote William Wolfe, who serves as executive director on the Center for Baptist Management.
In 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention upheld the elimination of Saddleback Church from the denomination for allowing a woman to attend in the honest of job of practicing pastor, no topic an impassioned plea from Warren.
Jon Brown is a reporter for The Christian Post. Ship files solutions to jon.brown@christianpost.com
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