Christianity Explored Verse III

Perhaps the most controversial week to date.

The crux (no pun intended) of the matter it would seem is that we are living in a world which is full of sin. We are sinners. In fact, we're in a dismall state of affairs from our birth onwards.

'Imagine you're at the beach and you go out swimming. Gradually, the waves get stronger, as does the current, and you've underestimated how far away from the shore you've actually come. You realise that you'll drown if nobody comes to save you. Now imagine how you might feel. This is the reason we need Jesus Christ to save us.' This is what the leader of the group said as we sat around out tables post-supper.

Later that evening...

'Why is it only when things have gotten so bad that we think of God? Why do things have to bea matter of life over death, so to speak, before our faith is formed?' i asked, in reference to the example illustrated before.

'I think what he was trying to say, was that we're already at that place' said another guy on my table.

'Oh.'

You know, it's such a dire set of circumstances to find outserlves in, if it's all true. What Christianity enforces is the view that we must first accept how far into the depths of sin we've come in order to appreciate the significance of what Jesus Christ can do for us.

I look at it as having two choices...