Powers of the Universe<\/b><\/p>\n
Hence we find in non-Christian religions a restless sense of the hostility of the powers of the universe; an undefined feeling of guilt, and all sorts of merit-making techniques designed to get rid of it; a dread of death, and a consuming anxiety to feel that one has conquered it; forms of worship aimed at once to placate, bribe, and control the gods, and to make them keep their distance, except when wanted; an alarming readiness to call moral evil good, and good evil, in the name of religion; an ambivalent attitude of mind which seems both to seek God and to seek to evade him in the same act.<\/p>\n
Therefore in our evangelistic dialogue with people of non-Christian religions, our task must be to present the biblical revelation of God in Christ\u2014not as supplementing them but as explaining their existence, exposing their errors, and judging their inadequacy.<\/p>\n
Your Father Loves You by James Packer, Harold Shaw Publishers, 1986, page for July 31.<\/p>\n
How Good is Your Cotton<\/b><\/p>\n
Several cotton farmers were whiling away a winter afternoon around the potbellied stove. They soon became entangled in a heated discussion on the merits of their respective religions. The eldest of the farmers had been sitting quietly, just listening, when the group turned to him and demanded, \u201cWho\u2019s right, old Jim? Which one of these religions is the right one?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d said Jim thoughtfully, \u201cyou know there are three ways to get from here to the cotton gin. You can go right over the big hill. That\u2019s shorter but it\u2019s a powerful climb. You can go around the east side of the hill. That\u2019s not too far, but the road is rougher\u2019n tarnation. Or you can go around the west side of the hill, which is the longest way, but the easiest.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you know,\u201d he said, looking them squarely in the eye, \u201cwhen you get there, the gin man don\u2019t ask you how you come. He just asks, \u2018Man, how good is your cotton?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Beulah Collins, Los Angeles Times Syndicate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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