A ‘Gospel Bite’ – a short answer to a commonly raised objection to the gospel.
The question of suffering looms large in the modern mind, particularly in light of disasters such as the 2004 tsanami in Asia, or the earthquakes in Christchurch, or the tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011. Many of the issues need to be dealt with philosophically (does suffering disprove God’s existence?) or theologically (is God powerless to do anything?).
A ‘Gospel Bite’ – a short answer to a commonly raised objection to the gospel.
Pluralism – the belief that all religions point to God – is one of the major challenges put to modern Christians. It appears in so many forms: ‘You Christians are so arrogant as to think you alone have the truth!’ or ‘My own view is more open: I like to think of all religions as containing their own truth’, or ‘What makes your religion so special when there are so many Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists in the world?’
A ‘Gospel Bite’ – in other words a short answer to a commonly raised objection to the gospel.
Many people today regard themselves as mostly ‘good’ and therefore, without need of God’s forgiveness or commandments. It is often stated like this: ‘I might not be perfect, but I am a fairly good person’.
A ‘Gospel Bite’ – in other words a short answer to a commonly raised objection to the gospel.
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said to me, ‘I’m just not the religious type!’
Gospel Bite: A Criticism of Self Righteousness
Last ‘Gospel Bite’ we looked at how we could use Luke 7:36-50 to answer a question about sin and forgiveness. To demonstrate how flexible a ‘gospel bite’ may be, this week we are going to use the same passage to respond to a different criticism. Please read the passage before reading on.
How might you respond to a friend who declares:
‘I haven’t got much time for religion; it often seems so judgmental and self-righteous.’?
Imagine a friend declares (either with sincerity or a touch of pride): ‘I’ve done too many wrong things ever to be a Christian’. How might you respond?
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