Not so much a ‘handout’ but a ‘handup’
Some time back I was involved in a discussion about Jesus’ redemptive work. My chief point was essentially that there is nothing that we can do in order to please God by our own efforts. We are so decrepit and sinful by nature and by choice that we cannot help but sin and, therefore, can never hope to reach the purity of God’s standard. Enter Jesus into human history – God’s plan to set the record straight: acknowledge your sin, trust in Jesus (and let him take our punishment in our place) and obtain redemption.
The person I was discussing this with surprised me with his response. He said, in more or less these words: if the only way to be accepted by God is to let Jesus… Continue reading ...
(Kicking) The Bucket List
Now, in order not to disappoint some, I must state up front that this is not a movie-review. But in our mainstream media today we can find ample opportunities of stories and tales and illustrations that help us to understand deeper truths – and I love media that does this (unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the majority of Hollywood’s offerings). If you were after a movie-review of The Bucket List, I would recommend the reviewer site, Rotten Tomatoes.
Sometimes I think the best way to see a movie is when you have no idea what the movie is going to be about. This, of course, could be dangerous – if you hate blood and gore, a horror flick is the last thing you’d like to pay… Continue reading ...
Re-writing the Bible
“How can you believe a book based on events that happened over 2000 years ago?” “It’s a case of Chinese Whispers … there was original truth then, down through the centuries, retelling after retelling, the real truth was whittled away, the story was embellished and we now have myth.” “What about the books not included in the Bible?”
These are just some of the objections that get bandied around every Continue reading ...
Why Christians Suck
When I first professed my Christian faith, I was hungry for all the Christian related material that I could get my hands on. Being at Uni, I spent long hours deep into the night at the Uni computer labs, buried in the guts of the Arts building. There, I would plug away at the Internet, researching spiritual topics as they came to mind – looking for the Christian Continue reading ...
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