Our church is talking about suffering. Once again confronted with the memories of the past of my own experiences and those of people I know, this subject could be a personal matter for everyone. The list is endless when it comes, a list of sorrows and hopelessness for many. The number 1 suffering is death. The loss of a friend or loved one. We like Jesus have wept, standing helpless in a moment when darkness, it seems all around us. We all will have the moment, when we hear, that we only have so much time left. Or, some may not have this opportunity, and die while they are yet breathing , in the moment, in the twinkling of the eye!
This is the suffering we shall all face one day! The separation of body and soul.
Faced with the new social gospel, death is a subject easily swept aside, a subject that unless you are complete in the knowledge of Christ, you might find disturbing. We who are not familiar with death and sin, the subject for many, is uncomfortable to talk about , or to hear about.
This is become the social gospel, a gospel that wants to comfort those whose eternal life may well rest in the balance of eternal life, verses death eternal death.
Symbolism is the new catch all phrase, within the social Gospel, that in fact all we need to do is love one another and we become the symbol of what God wants!
Dyeing of course is much more than symbolical. Very Real, each one of us must face!
There is nothing Symbolical, about death.
Without the faith and knowledge that Christ has gone before us, we will face death alone. We will face something we will know nothing about. We will experience the real thing, much, much more than symbolical!
Suffering is not symbolical, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection, are not symbols. They are a fact that unless you come to grips with, you may well find yourself alone in a time you will need Him the most!
Knowing the savior and His love, will be more than enough to face the reality that is to come.
This is the suffering we shall all face one day! The separation of body and soul.
Faced with the new social gospel, death is a subject easily swept aside, a subject that unless you are complete in the knowledge of Christ, you might find disturbing. We who are not familiar with death and sin, the subject for many, is uncomfortable to talk about , or to hear about.
This is become the social gospel, a gospel that wants to comfort those whose eternal life may well rest in the balance of eternal life, verses death eternal death.
Symbolism is the new catch all phrase, within the social Gospel, that in fact all we need to do is love one another and we become the symbol of what God wants!
Dyeing of course is much more than symbolical. Very Real, each one of us must face!
There is nothing Symbolical, about death.
Without the faith and knowledge that Christ has gone before us, we will face death alone. We will face something we will know nothing about. We will experience the real thing, much, much more than symbolical!
Suffering is not symbolical, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection, are not symbols. They are a fact that unless you come to grips with, you may well find yourself alone in a time you will need Him the most!
Knowing the savior and His love, will be more than enough to face the reality that is to come.
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