December 8, 2003

Sunday Sermon

On the end of uncertainty:

I was stunned by two things: First, that it was a verse no one had ever told me about before - and I thought I already knew everything in the Bible. Second, that there was actually a Bible verse that declared you can know the outcome ahead of time. You see, up to that point, I was pretty sure one could never know for certain. I had been impressed with all of the prayers that went this way: "And Lord, if in the end we have been found faithful, please give us a home with thee in heaven." You weren't supposed to be able to know - I thought that the only way to be sure of one's salvation was by making sure you were a really religious person. Never miss church; learn those memory verses; don't mess up with your life.

You just believe.

My purpose in writing is simply this: that you who believe in God's Son will know beyond the shadow of a doubt that you have eternal life, the reality and not the illusion. I John 5:13

Prepared text here. Audio here.

UPDATE: Michael Williams is also writing about religion today, and posing the two most important questions every human ought to consider.