Dialogue with and atheist - Part 3

Gravity of the situation.

GLC:        Hi Atheist, I did not know that you would come back for another session of our dialogue. You looked very perplexed last time.

Atheist:   You left you too much to think about, although I cannot get myself to think where you got it wrong - but wrong you surely got it. So I might redeem myself today with some fresh new arguments.

GLC:        And speaking of redemption. Why would you want to redeem yourself. Where did you get lost or lost your faith or your self-composure. I thought that only Christians looked for redemption.

Dialogue with and atheist - Part 2

Less tangible objects.

GLC:        Hi there, Atheist, where are you hurrying to?

Atheist:   I am off to some business at the bank.

GLC:        Why did you all of a sudden remember to rush off to the bank just when you saw me?

Atheist:   I do not like you Christians. You think the world belongs to you. Everywhere you have people in high places trying to dictate policy along Christian principles, which the rest of us do not like.

GLC:        You are not perhaps talking of some church going people who wish to force their church dogma onto you?

Atheist:   Yes, exactly.

Wise words of Life and Love

The following pieces are not from scripture and please do not regard it as such. It only gives us some insight into some aspects of Love and Life, as described by a very wise man, and has meant a lot to me in my life.

It is taken from 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran.

The Lamb of God

Adult Sunday School - Part 15- The Lamb of God 

The story of Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God runs through the whole Bible. It is not as if God suddenly realised he made a mistake by making man, and now he has to redeem him. He made plans for the redemption of man when Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. I will therefore talk very little about the manifestation of the Lamb in the New Testament and take the prophecies in the Old Testament to turn your eyes on the Lamb of God.

However, we start with the New Testament.

The Last Judgment

Adult Sunday School - Part 14: The Last Judgement

This used to send shivers up my spine, but not anymore - and you can prepare yourself for this to take the sting out of it. But sure as we live, there will be a Final or Last Judgement of the World. It will be like a court case for individuals and nations, and it is easiest to think of it in terms of a court case on earth, as what we have on earth is based on a justice system instituted by God for Israel.

The basis for any such a court case is the presence of a judge (Jesus Christ), an accuser (Satan), an accused (me and you), witnesses (anyone we wish to call), and the Law (Mosaic Law and the Bible). We all know the procedures which will be followed. Satan will bring in an accusation against us, we will plead guilty or not, and if we plead innocence, we will need to defend ourselves with suitably prepared witnesses and arguments in terms of the Law (and the rest of the Bible).

I stand in awe - part 2

Who manages the Salmon Run

In this blog we will relate the natural phenomena called the salmon run, a phenomenon so carefully and scientifically orchestrated that it defies human understanding. At the core of this story is the question - who manages this run, as it can only take supernatural management and organizational skills that can ensure it runs so smoothly and scientifically correct, although some aspects of this is not even understood properly by us.

The atheists on the other hand will maintain that it is driven by random events, and that what is to be done is stored within the cells of these fishes. If you give it enough time anything is possible and time will make it perfect.

New year, New Beginnings: Zaccheus

Luke 19:5-9 When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, "He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”