Tuesday, January 31, 2006

everything is ready.. what's next?

McLaren was a Minister in Manchester in England, back in the 1850’s, 60’s, 70’s.

The refusal to come to Jesus, may be, and often in fact is, accompanied by lip recognition. There are no more difficult people to reach than the people of whom I am sure I have some specimens before me now, who bow their heads in assent to the word of the Gospel, and escape its impact. They let it whistle harmlessly past. You that believe every word that I preach and never dream of letting it affect you… if there be degrees in the lunatic asylum of the world, surely you are candidates for the highest place.

Alexander McLaren


All the preparation has been done by Jesus Christ. You don’t have to come and prove yourself, perform, save yourself, rescue yourself. The preparation has been wonderfully done. Everything is ready.

Now there's only one right response... and that is to come and enjoy.

Monday, January 30, 2006

will it make me happy?

‘I didn’t go to Christianity to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.’

CS Lewis

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