The national authem that has no words, the uncrunchable thirst, and the emporer's new clothes
BBC News talked today about the national authem of Spain that has no words. It was written long ago. Spanish people demand words for the anthem just like those of other nations.
Not without similarity, the Bible was written long ago. Christians look into all sort of contemporary ideas to apply the ancient text to the nowsdays world. They happily employ Enneagram of Personality as a guide to discover spiritual gifts and to set the course of evangelical missions.
Some of us are eager to explore new ways to identify ourselves and our belief in this era. We take the Good News with us into our washrooms, bedrooms, meal breaks and fellowship. When we bring the gospel to shopping malls, threatres, high tea rooms, and European trips, are we there to bring God's Love to the shoppers, the Way of Life to the ears of the threatre attendants, the Everlasting Hope to the fair ladies, and the Only Salvation to the foreign place? Do we bring the gospel with us and happily expose ourselves to our full desire of style and taste? If there are no nice apartments, exciting movies, delicious gourmet, eye-opening trips, and stylish pants and shoes to go with the gospel, are we still bringing our Bible with us to those places?
The marble buildings still stand near Damascus after a couple of milleniums. Aren't they magificant? Don't we all want nice (not necessarily huge) houses or apartments? Don't we want only quality goods and food? "Second grade merchandises are such disgrace."--is that what you think? Some tell us, "it's okay. We'll find new ways to get more resources. Everyone will be happy." "Isn't there always someone who's going to take things from us if we don't act to take our share first?" you tell yourself.
Our wellbeings have been much improved over the last couple of hundread years. We live like kings and queens in the old days' standard. Let's hope the clothes we wear aren't from the hands of the satanic tailors. Let's pray the gospel we believe in stays loving and true and endures the test of time.
Not without similarity, the Bible was written long ago. Christians look into all sort of contemporary ideas to apply the ancient text to the nowsdays world. They happily employ Enneagram of Personality as a guide to discover spiritual gifts and to set the course of evangelical missions.
Some of us are eager to explore new ways to identify ourselves and our belief in this era. We take the Good News with us into our washrooms, bedrooms, meal breaks and fellowship. When we bring the gospel to shopping malls, threatres, high tea rooms, and European trips, are we there to bring God's Love to the shoppers, the Way of Life to the ears of the threatre attendants, the Everlasting Hope to the fair ladies, and the Only Salvation to the foreign place? Do we bring the gospel with us and happily expose ourselves to our full desire of style and taste? If there are no nice apartments, exciting movies, delicious gourmet, eye-opening trips, and stylish pants and shoes to go with the gospel, are we still bringing our Bible with us to those places?
The marble buildings still stand near Damascus after a couple of milleniums. Aren't they magificant? Don't we all want nice (not necessarily huge) houses or apartments? Don't we want only quality goods and food? "Second grade merchandises are such disgrace."--is that what you think? Some tell us, "it's okay. We'll find new ways to get more resources. Everyone will be happy." "Isn't there always someone who's going to take things from us if we don't act to take our share first?" you tell yourself.
Our wellbeings have been much improved over the last couple of hundread years. We live like kings and queens in the old days' standard. Let's hope the clothes we wear aren't from the hands of the satanic tailors. Let's pray the gospel we believe in stays loving and true and endures the test of time.
posted by Dan^2InHim at 6/05/2007 12:09:00 PM
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