"Atheists are less likely to 'do good' survey concludes."
Immediately I wonder, what good does including this article in this publication do? What are Christ-followers to conclude from reading this? I can't help but conclude an article like this only serves to feed our self-righteousness... that feeling that says, "Ya, we're better than everyone else! We're right, you're wrong. Look! Look at this article! Take that atheists!"
Does this article help us reach those who need Jesus? Or does this only serve to pat us on the back because of our own righteousness, telling us what good Christians we are?
I'm reminded of the Ancient Hebrew scripture, the one Paul reminds us of in Romans when he quotes, "There is no one righteous, not even one." I'm reminded, atheist, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, the list goes on, yes, even Christ-follower... we are all a mess, all in need of a Savior named Jesus, who came to redeem us and set things right, whose reason for coming was not to pat us on the back and tell us how good we each were, but was to save us from this mess we find ourselves in.
Immediately I wonder, what good does including this article in this publication do? What are Christ-followers to conclude from reading this? I can't help but conclude an article like this only serves to feed our self-righteousness... that feeling that says, "Ya, we're better than everyone else! We're right, you're wrong. Look! Look at this article! Take that atheists!"
Does this article help us reach those who need Jesus? Or does this only serve to pat us on the back because of our own righteousness, telling us what good Christians we are?
I'm reminded of the Ancient Hebrew scripture, the one Paul reminds us of in Romans when he quotes, "There is no one righteous, not even one." I'm reminded, atheist, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, the list goes on, yes, even Christ-follower... we are all a mess, all in need of a Savior named Jesus, who came to redeem us and set things right, whose reason for coming was not to pat us on the back and tell us how good we each were, but was to save us from this mess we find ourselves in.
1 comment:
Hey Nate...
ok, i totally botched the trampoline analogy. I gave my copy of Velvet Elvis away... but it still begs the question as to what his views are on salvation. He definitely hinted in a universalism. I like much of what Rob says, I own every Nooma video; but this definitely caught me off guard and I heard him mention it several times.
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