Human nature tends to swing from one extreme to another, like a pendulum... The Pendulum Effect is a blog by Greg Jones, that attempts to go deeper into the philosophical presuppositions of life. Summed up by the mantra "Ask why until you get to who", Greg Jones shows us the profound nexus between faith and reality.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Why Die On A Cross When We Can Be Good Instead?
According to the Barna Group, 73% of adults believe that one can earn salvation through good behavior.
Almost half of all born-again Christians believe this as well.
I wish this were the case. I specifically challenge Christians with the following question (for non-christians, this question has too many assumptions).
If all it takes for someone to obtain salvation is to be good, then why would Jesus have bothered dying on a cross? Why wouldn't he have simply come to earth, preached/teached that everyone should be good and then ascended back into heaven?
Labels:
christianity,
cross,
salvation
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