Good people…
Jan 26th, 2010 by ljkim
Most people I meet like to believe they are good people, but Jesus’ Gospel begins with a very different premise: What if we’re not? What if we’re not just flawed, we say “no one’s perfect” – but what if we are really “sinful?” What if we really do pursue ego gratification in a way that would be wicked if it were applied on a large scale…we just manage to hide it and channel our ego mania into culturally acceptable forms. Now if you think this sounds obnoxious, this is the unapologetically offensive part of Jesus’ teaching… the “scandal” (Greek for “stumbling stone”) of the Cross. Jesus said that in order to be saved, one must become very honest and clear about what it is we truly need saving from (Sin in ourselves).
If you can accept that, congratulations! You’ve done the hardest thing known to human kind…
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