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NEW ADVENT SERIES: GRACE AMONG US
WHEN YOU THINK OF JESUS WHAT DO YOU THINK OF?
PAINTINGS OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
CARICATURES OF JESUS
WE'VE SANITIZED, STERILIZED, MORALIZED AND DIVINIZED JESUS BEYOND RECOGNITION.
My hope is to gain a fresh hearing for Jesus, especially among those who believe they already understand him.
In his case, quite frankly, presumed familiarity has led to unfamiliarity, unfamiliarity has led to contempt, and contempt has led to profound ignorance.
Very few people today find Jesus interesting as a person or of vital relevance to the course of their actual lives.
He is not generally regarded as a real-life personality who deals with real-life issues but is thought to be concerned with some feathery realm other than the one we must deal with, and must deal with now.
And frankly, he is not taken to be a person of much ability.
He is automatically seen as a more or less magical figure—a pawn, or possibly a knight or a bishop, in some religious game—[i]
[i]Willard, Dallas.
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God .
HarperCollins.
Kindle Edition.
WE NEED A FRESH VISION OF JESUS.
A REALISTIC PICTURE OF HIM.
EXPERIENCE.
FELLOWSHIP.
KNOWING JESUS WAS TO KNOW LIFE.
IF WE WANT TO KNOW REAL LIFE WE NEED TO KNOW JESUS!
NOT JUST KNOW BUT LOVE.
WE CANNOT LOVE A CARICATURE OR AN IDEA OR AN ICON.
WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE A PERSON!
We need Jesus like we need oxygen.
Like we need water.
Like the branch needs the vine.
Jesus is not merely a figure for devotions.
He is the missing essence of your existence.
Whether we know it or not, we are desperate for Jesus.[i]
[i]Eldredge, John.
Beautiful Outlaw (p.
139).
FaithWords.
Kindle Edition.
..to have Jesus, really have him, is to have the greatest treasure in all worlds.
To have his life, joy, love, and presence cannot be compared.
To know him as he is, is to come home.
A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.[ii]
[ii]Eldredge, John.
Beautiful Outlaw (pp.
139-140).
FaithWords.
Kindle Edition.
IT'S NOT EASY!
WE'RE SEPARATED BY TIME AND CULTURE.
WE'RE SEPARATED BY RELIGION.
WE'RE SEPARATED BY AN ENEMY WHO WILL DO ANYTHING TO KEEP US FROM JESUS.
BUT WE ARE NOT ON OUR OWN!
JESUS HAS GIVEN US HIS SPIRIT SO THAT WE CAN KNOW HIM!!!
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