Quite the Stumbling Block
February 2nd, 2007 | by Scott |
My blogging buddy Phil Wilson has already written a great post about this sign, so I won’t repeat what he has already said.
However, I want to tip my hat to several churches in Australia who are tapping into the subversive and life-transforming power of the gospel.
In a world that is so prone to fear, where the lines of demarcation between “enemies” and “friends” are so sharply drawn, we need the continual reminder of the words of Jesus to “love our enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
The prospect of praying for someone like Osama is one I reflexively flinch at. He hates me, those I love and my faith.
And yet, I am reminded of another terrorist. Another man who wanted nothing more than to see the deaths of believers in Christ.
But an encounter on the road to Damascus changed all that. And although he considered himself to be “the foremost of sinners” he knew that Christ died for him.
It’s a tough message. But, honestly, it’s a tough gospel. A stumbling block.