Jesus all about Life

I’m really disappointed by the Jesus all about Life campaign so far. With all
the time effort & money that has been invested to tell people about Jesus, the only message I’ve heard really so far amounts to “Thank you Jesus for the pixies!” Where’s the Jesus of Mother Theresa living with sick people in the slums of India? Where is the Jesus of Martin Luther King getting equal rights for the coloured people in America? Where is the Jesus who can help people make their marriages work, teach people how to love & take away their tears, where is the Jesus who looks at the unfairness of life in Australia and stirs people to do something about it. Jesus is about getting down with the dirty, gritty ugliness of life and making it right. Jesus is about life, but spending thousands of dollars to say thank you for the sunburn just trivialises Him and highlights all that is wrong with the Christian church today. Jesus all about life, great slogan, terrible campaign. Just plain embarrassing.

Who was Jesus

Who was Jesus’ priority when he walked with us…the “non religious”types – he didnt think much of the establshed religion (ie pharisees)- the problem is his so called body, have become the established religion, more interested in being a happy little club, and we fail to be Christ like in reaching out the non churched…his arms arent reaching and his hands arent healing because we just want to cuddle ourselves.

search for faith

Many people search for faith like they shop for clothes. They browse the racks of religion, pick an item, and try it on for size. If it doesn’t fit, they throw it right back on the rack. if it’s comfortable and makes them look good, then they buy it. Besides, it can always be returned. Some people claim that Christianity is too narrow. Jesus clearly said that there’s only one way to heaven and one narrow path that leads to God- and he is the way. He’s not the least bit tolerant or accepting of other methods, sincere as they might be. Why is that so hard to accept? In every other area of life, we accept absolutes. When we bake, we put in the exact ingredients. When we drive somewhere, we follow the directions. When we seek God, he requires only one thing-Christ-and that’s the only way to God. We are not saved by a system of religion. Salvation is beautifully, incredibly simple. Jesus is the one Savior, and he’s free for the taking. (Source: The Devotional Bible)

state control religion

Religious leaders in Rwanda are protesting a bill which, if adopted, will make it more difficult to start new places of worship. The bill will require those who want to start up churches and mosques to have at least a graduate degree.

The critics of the bill point out that most religions were started by men of humble beginnings and that academic achievement is not a priority when one has a religious calling.

However, the bill’s supporters argue it would stop the unprecedented growth of new churches.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200906030798.html

The free democratic societies that we in the west cherish are based on 4 core freedoms.

1) Freedom of Speech and Assembly.
2) Freedom of Worship.
3) Equal status before the Law.
4) Equality of representation