For those of you who know, that's a book. I've heard a lot about it, so I decided to check it out at the library. I like it. It's good, though I don't agree with the guy on all of his theology. I mean, I don't think he's a heretic, I just disagree on one little thing. He keeps saying that we need to "choose" to follow Jesus. I don't agree with that for a few little reasons. First, I believe that Jesus picks us first, not us choosing. Also, I don't believe that Jesus died for everyone. I know that sounds terrible, but if He died for everyone ever, then why are there people in hell? Did His work on the cross only help a little bit? No, in the cross He said "it is finished". So that's just a little disagreement I have with this guy, and I don't think he's going to hell for it.
So yeah, but other than that, I like a lot of what this guy has to say. I like what he says about how we should approach unbelievers and stuff. He's also talking about something that I relate with and that's how Christianity doesn't always feel real, like it's one's and zeros, a math problem. I like how he distinguishes that with Christian spirituality. That's really good.
I don't have time to type out a full blog, but I think this is good enough for now.
Plus, I'm starving.
Later!
*alldone!*
A summary of my auto-biography.
- Fear is a lonely man.
- You'll never figure out everything you can know about me from this box. So I'll just tell you what you need to know. I love Jesus because He loved me first and I live everyday for Him, and not myself. For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain. I really love reaching out to those who truly need it. The homeless, the widows, the orphans, people who are barely making it through the days. I'm planning on, Lord willing, being involved in missions. India is set on my mind, but I definitely know that I want to be involved in ending human trafficking. God gave me that passion and I'm going with it. I believe in being the person God made me to be and not what others believe I should make of myself. I try to live life loud and to the fullest. I love any sort of art. And I'm Cuban.
1 comment:
I love that book. Quite a lot.
As for what you disagree about it...
The way I always understood it is this: Jesus chooses the ones that He knows will choose Him. So therefore, we *can* choose Him.
As for Jesus dying for everyone.. I do believe that He died for everyone. He gave a sacrificial gift. Some will choose to not recieve that gift, but the gift is still open for taking. The ones who don't take that gift, those are the ones that end up in Hell.
But yes, wonderful book. And you are allowed to disagree. =]
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