I wanted to write my short version of gospel after reading the gospel according to Kenny, and also Dave (though he quotes Paul, the Apostle, so that doesn’t count).
You’ve placed your faith in Jesus for your redemption? Great. You don’t have to do anything else for it.
You’re currently reading “Gospel,” an entry on myopic pilgrim
“You’ve placed your faith in Jesus for your redemption? Great. You don’t have to do anything else for it.”
I’m not sure I’m understanding; is that your synopsis of the Gospel?
That’s right.
I got about the same reception at Côr Group when I shared it then. :-\
It just seems really ambivalent. Is that intentional?
yeah, no. not at all.
I’ve actually been using the small group to help formulate a version of the Gospel that includes my initial and ongoing redemption and eventually the redemption of the Creation. I’m beginning to question my abilities as a teacher.
It’s the “Great…” that sounds funny to me (like “oh great (sigh)”; maybe it would sound different if I heard you say it aloud.
“He will wipe away every tear” comes to mind to address past, present, future, individual, and corporate redemption.
I understand where you’re going with it. But it feels like bad bumper sticker gospel.
“You don’t have to be perfect….just forgiven.” – yea! That’s sums it all up..!
nate, you just came dangerously close to quoting a line from one of my songs. the danger of these one-liners trying to describe something as rich and deep as the gospel is moving into bumper sticker territory. i was going for provocative and apparently hit schmaltzy instead.
kenny, thinking it over it reminded me of the “Imagine that God” campaign.
I gotta another one in me. Let me think about it for a bit.
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I’m father to two young boys. The older is a toddler who I’m getting to know pretty well. It’s my understanding that the chicks dig him. The younger is still an infant and is still a bit of a mystery. I’m married to a wonderful, bright woman who I admire. She’s what I need. She’s uncommonly sweet with a voice to match and that sometimes misleads people into thinking she doesn’t have a will of iron.
I read fun books by Nick Hornby
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