As the songwriter claimed - "You ARE the only Jesus some people ever see." The responsibility we have as Christians is awesome. The Gospels also require us to spread the Word; The Great Commission. Are we just too apathetic? Is it fear that holds us back? Do we simply not care? Do we pretend that our so-called good works are more important? Do we use a 'social gospel' as a replacement for the real one?Is it perhaps that we do not truly believe what God has told us - that the world is condemned and may only be saved from hell through God the Son?As Easter approaches, we must revisit Calvary. WHY did Jesus come - let alone why did He die in the horrific way he did?
He died to save sinners. He died to save me. BUT He is the only way. There are no backdoor methods whereby 'Loving your neighbour' suddenly becomes the path. It is true "Faith without works is dead" but we may never be saved by them - only by accepting the Grace of God as revealed in the sacrifice He made for us.
Let this Easter change us as Christians. This Easter, may we say a farewell to half-hearted, bolt-on Christianity. Let us embrace, thank, love and KNOW the Living Lord.
He is RISEN! - He is Risen indeed.
