Compatibility of faith and reason (2)
• For those who do not believe in God, no explanation is possible.
God demonstrated His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
The word of the cross is folly to those who do not believe; but for those of us who do believe, it is the power of God.
It’s not conservative or liberal, however they’re defined;
It’s not about interpretation, or the judgement of the mind;
It’s the opposite of politics, power or prestige;
It’s about a simple message and whether we believe.
We can decide to water down theology and also preach a word to suit our needs.
We can justify sweet subtle lies that are wrapped in noble deeds.
We can alter our convictions to adapt to social whims.
But we cannot change the gospel and neither can we change the truth contained within.
Though some may say it’s man’s religion, or ancient history, the cross of Jesus still remains the price for sin that sets us free.
It’s still the cross; it’s still the blood of Calvary that cleanses sins and sets the captives free.
It is still the name, the name of Jesus that has the power to save the lost.
It is still the power of the Cross.
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David Seychell
Nov 12th 2012, 11:56
""For those who do not believe in God, no explanation is possible."
This statement reminds me of a quote by a great philosopher and mathematician:
"God has given us evidence sufficiently clear to convince those with an open heart and mind. Yet evidence sufficiently vague so as not to compel those whose hearts and minds are closed."
- Blaise Pascal
Chris Xuereb
Nov 10th 2012, 19:20
It's ironic how none of the religious seems to want to go to heaven prematurely but would rather take life's course on earth among us sinners.
Paul Pulis
Nov 10th 2012, 19:11
@ Charles Caruana
So being human and living one's life within this vast universe is a sin.
Victor Pulis
Nov 10th 2012, 18:01
Very nice poem which unfortunately does nothing to convince those who do not believe in original sin and talking snakes. The whole concept of salvation originates with the story of Adam and Eve which is merely a fable invented by primitive man to explain the woes, ilnesses and finally death that awaits any living creature not just man. Not believing is a deity doesn't mean a person is evil.
Pippo de Marco
Nov 10th 2012, 17:52
You say,"We cannot change the gospel and neither can we change the truth contained within"
Sorry to contradict you, Yvette, but that is precisely what religous leaders have been doing for centuries.
The Council of Mycenae was just one Catholic example, but Islam and other religions are similarly guilty of choosing what their believers are free to believe, and what they are not.
Edward Clemmer
Nov 10th 2012, 15:34
The mystery of the Incarnation, unfortunately, is lost on many who refuse to find the living God in the image of the humanity of Jesus Christ. "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty conceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily...(Col 2:8-9).
Paul Pulis
Nov 10th 2012, 19:19
What about the sophistication of theology. Christ's teachings were meant to be simple and understood by illitterate persons. Thanks to Paul of Tarsus, the historical Christ was replaced by a theological one and exported to Rome, the highway to the then civilized world. Jerusalem was destroyed and the historical Christ forgotten or redefined to suit the gospels.
Paul Pulis
Nov 10th 2012, 13:10
Your whole argument (and faith), is based on the fulfillment of God's plan for salvation. This centres on men's redemption from sin (original sin). Can you please define original sin as a starting point for further discussion?
GL Calleja
Nov 10th 2012, 15:03
You mean you never heard the story about the snake, the apple and Adam and Eve? Maybe that is where the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Alas it did not keep Adam away.
charles caruana
Nov 10th 2012, 16:47
First look at a mirror, then at your whole life, finally at at the newspaper headings. Original sin stares you in the face.
Ramon Casha
Nov 10th 2012, 12:41
"For those who do not believe in God, no explanation is possible."
That's another way of saying "I know, it makes no sense. But if you stop thinking and believe, you'll get a magic prize that nobody has ever seen and you won't get until you die."
For God to have died for us makes no sense since, if he's all-powerful, all he has to do is decide to forgive sins and voila! sins are forgiven.
Gerry Cowie
Nov 10th 2012, 10:44
Yvette, your faith is clear and so many share it.
Prepare yourself now for an onslaught of sarcastic comments and anti-Church diatribe from the usual persons among the humanist, secularist and athiest community who seem so desperate to remove God from His own creation! They cannot resist such an expression of one's beliefs for some derisory remarks.. One or two even write letters!
Eric Soames
Nov 10th 2012, 14:41
Gerry Cowie: 'Prepare .. for an onslaught .. comments ..'. Taking a page out of certain chubby [by his own admission] correspondent's book and making statements like this is not clever, it's an attempt at control.
Victor Pulis
Nov 10th 2012, 18:03
Gerry why is our contribution an onslaught while yours is a comment?
Tony Borg
Nov 10th 2012, 09:26
When I want a sermon I would go to church.
Francis Saliba M.D.
Nov 10th 2012, 13:11
@TonyBorg.
How often is that? When you are not in church, pretty often I guess, you may still avoid a "sermon" by skipping that Letter to the Editor, not making a song and dance about it, and graciously allowing others the freedom to choose.
Victor Laiviera
Nov 10th 2012, 16:47
He chose to reply. Would you deny him that choice?
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