Hi Blogger,
One of the very vocal religious groups in the UK are that of the Atheist. They used to be a very literate, tolerant, clear-headed and engaging group. But over the last couple of years Richard Dawkins became their chief spokesman. In many ways he sounds like the Terry Jones of atheism, even having to answer his own tribe who says: "I’m an atheist, but I wish to dissociate myself from your shrill, strident, intemperate, intolerant, ranting language". Under his 'leadership' it seems that atheism is in danger of contradicting itself. (A friend of mine even got banned from Dawkins website after asking a thoughtful question. So much for being an 'oasis of clear thinking'.)
Instead, Christianity have a self-correcting mechanism right at it's core. It's called 'grace'.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8
It is this principle that is supposed to keep Christians humble and self-deprecating, trusting wholly on God and his grace.
Lord God, help me to see that one can only be saved if you save us from ourselves. As I understand this, help me to see that you've done this in and through Jesus Christ. Amen
Rev. Kruger de Kock
London
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One of the very vocal religious groups in the UK are that of the Atheist. They used to be a very literate, tolerant, clear-headed and engaging group. But over the last couple of years Richard Dawkins became their chief spokesman. In many ways he sounds like the Terry Jones of atheism, even having to answer his own tribe who says: "I’m an atheist, but I wish to dissociate myself from your shrill, strident, intemperate, intolerant, ranting language". Under his 'leadership' it seems that atheism is in danger of contradicting itself. (A friend of mine even got banned from Dawkins website after asking a thoughtful question. So much for being an 'oasis of clear thinking'.)
Instead, Christianity have a self-correcting mechanism right at it's core. It's called 'grace'.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God– not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8
It is this principle that is supposed to keep Christians humble and self-deprecating, trusting wholly on God and his grace.
Lord God, help me to see that one can only be saved if you save us from ourselves. As I understand this, help me to see that you've done this in and through Jesus Christ. Amen
Rev. Kruger de Kock
London
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