And Then Some
Tomorrow is the celebration of the resurrection of my personal savior, Jesus Christ. For many Christians, this is one of the two Sunday's they attend church for the year. Who wants to sit in a hard pew and listen to a person they do not know drone on about their eternal salvation. After all there are Walleye running in the Maumee and if it were slightly warmer, the siren call of the golf course. And what if I went out and had a few to many last night. I would be in no condition to sit through that hour long service. We all have our excuses for not wanting to be in the house of God. After all, not going is much easier and in the long run, I can get so much more done by not going.
So we dress in our finery and attend on the two major Christian holidays and make that mental pledge that we will come again next Sunday. Well, next Sunday it is raining or the sun is shining or any myriad of reasons and we say maybe next Sunday. Before you know it, it is Christmas again and the process is repeated. It is so easy to not attend church. After all, I know a few Christians and they are not all they are cracked up to be. They drink and smoke cigars and I have even heard a few off color jokes. How can they be both upright and Christian folk and such despicable sinners at the same time? At John McClane says in the original Die Hard, "Welcome to the party pal."
Jesus says it best by letting us know we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. That is how a Christian can be a sinner. We all are. No one escapes the temptation of sin and even the most advanced Christian frequently trips on their daily walk. It is going to church and being with those who know Christ that we can work through our own temptations and strive to be better Christians. We can only be better. The one who arose on the third day is the only one who really walked the walk. With everything he had in his back pocket (or whatever they had on their robes), you can bet that the temptation was overwhelming.
So rejoice for tomorrow our Savior comes to wipe away the sins of the world! Oh, and I'll see you at Christmas, 1st service.
Icool
Cobb
So we dress in our finery and attend on the two major Christian holidays and make that mental pledge that we will come again next Sunday. Well, next Sunday it is raining or the sun is shining or any myriad of reasons and we say maybe next Sunday. Before you know it, it is Christmas again and the process is repeated. It is so easy to not attend church. After all, I know a few Christians and they are not all they are cracked up to be. They drink and smoke cigars and I have even heard a few off color jokes. How can they be both upright and Christian folk and such despicable sinners at the same time? At John McClane says in the original Die Hard, "Welcome to the party pal."
Jesus says it best by letting us know we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God. That is how a Christian can be a sinner. We all are. No one escapes the temptation of sin and even the most advanced Christian frequently trips on their daily walk. It is going to church and being with those who know Christ that we can work through our own temptations and strive to be better Christians. We can only be better. The one who arose on the third day is the only one who really walked the walk. With everything he had in his back pocket (or whatever they had on their robes), you can bet that the temptation was overwhelming.
So rejoice for tomorrow our Savior comes to wipe away the sins of the world! Oh, and I'll see you at Christmas, 1st service.
Icool
Cobb
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