Resist the World: Pursue Full Discipleship to Jesus | Jonathan Storment

Jonathan Storment delivers a powerful call to resist the cultural formation of modern America by embracing full discipleship to Jesus. Drawing from historical parallels like Nazi Germany and the Confessing Church, he critiques how American Christianity has become more about sociology than Christology—mimicking secular culture in behavior and values while claiming religious identity. He highlights the danger of 'Jesus' as a cultural symbol rather than a transformative Lord, emphasizing that there are many 'Jesuses'—progressive, political, or religious—each shaped by ideology rather than Scripture. Storment argues that true discipleship demands radical obedience to Jesus as revealed in the Gospels, including nonviolence, racial reconciliation, sexual integrity, generosity, and a commitment to the marginalized. He uses the haunting image of a lone man refusing to salute Hitler as a metaphor for faithful resistance, urging listeners to let their spiritual formation be stronger than cultural conditioning. Ultimately, he calls for a deep, personal love for Jesus—the 'new Adam' and 'first fruits of the new creation'—as the foundation for a life of courageous, countercultural discipleship.