Does Jesus really make a difference in people's lives?
What difference does Jesus make? Some would say he helps a person become a better person.
Anyone can learn to be moral. With the right amount of discipline all of us can become good people. You don't need Jesus to become good.
Here's an example...I've never heard Angelina Jolie talk about God. I don't know if she believes or not. I do know that the work she does overseas to help the needy is very Jesus like. The Bible says that Christians are to take care of the poor, the widow, and the orphan. Angelina has done more for the poor and orphan than most pastors combined. So she is doing Jesus type work and she may not even have Jesus in her life.
So if a person can learn to be good or moral then what difference does Jesus make? I know that Jesus makes a difference in where we spend eternity, but there has to be more. The Bible says that if you are in Jesus, that is if you have a relationship with Him, then you are a new creation. It goes on to say the old has gone and the new has come. So according to this verse Jesus makes a difference. He changes a person and makes them new. So the question is if you are not feeling new, if you are not feeling like Jesus is making a difference in your life, then either Jesus doesn't make a difference or you are not allowing Him to make a difference in your life.
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ReplyDeleteRob, when I was weak in my faith, one of my prime munitions was the old argument against religion - more people have died in the name of religion than in all wars combined in the history of mankind. If the world was not religious, but moral instead, can you imagine a John Lennon-esque type of Utopia? This is an interesting argument to ponder. Thanks for making me think with your posts today.
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