this is a portion of a book called The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey.
a very good read and a revolutionary outlook that challenges the aspect of
how we look at our Lord Jesus Christ...this one moved me...we should be
striving to be like our Creator but really how close are we?
"As my calss in Chicago read the Gospels and watched the movies about Jesus'
life, we noticed a striking pattern: the more unsavoury the characters, the
more at eased they seemed to feel around Jesus. People like these found
Jesus appealing: a Samaritan social outcast, a military officer of the
tyrant Herod, a quisling tax collector, a recent host to seven demons.
In contrast jesus got a chilly response from more respectable types. Pious
Pharisees thought him uncouth and worldly, a rich young ruler walked away
shaking his head, and even the open minded Nicodemus sought a meeting under
the cover of darkness.
i remarked to the class how starnge this pattern seemed, since the Christian
church now attracts respectable types who closely resemble the people most
suspicious of Jesus on earth. What has happened to reverse the pattern of
Jesus' day? Why dont sinners like being around us?
i recounted a story told me by a friend who works with the down-and-out in
Chicago. A prostitute came to him in wretched straits, homeless, her health
failing, unable to buy food for her two year old daughter. Her eyes awash
with tears, she confessed that she had been renting out her daughter-two
years old!- to men interested in kinky sex, in order to support her own drug
habit. My friend could hardly bear hearing the sordid details of her story.
He sat in silence, not knowing what to say. At last he asked if she had ever
thought of going to a church for help. " I will never forget the look of
pure astonishment that crossed her face," he later told me. "Church!" she
cried. "Why would I ever go there? They'd just make me feel even worse than
I already do!""
think about this.....are we doing what we should be doing or are we just
playing a bless me self righteousness game.
by the way the book is not too bad......
With This I Take My Leave....
DArren TEoh
...what's the use of wings if
you can't feel the wind in your face...
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