Christmas Day – it was nice – with close family – time to relax and reflect on what is the highest priority in our lives.
I like Selwyn comments in today’s study: God came down to us, ‘Archbishop William Temple expalined it like this: “There are just two types of religion. The one type tries to meet God at the top rung of a long ladder; the other meets God at the lowest rung. In the one, men and women try to go to God, climbing by their good deeds; in the other, men and women simply allow God to save them.” The message of Christmas is this: we do not have to climb a long ladder in order to reach God. He comes down the ladder to us and meets us on the lowest rung, and receives us there as sinners.
This sets the Christian faith apart from all other religions. …
Every person ought to reflect on this again this Christmas day – and gasp in wonder.’ Don’t you agree?
It’s sad that many people who go to a church service on Christmas day – just don’t live their lives in accordance with the reality of the amazing grace demonstrated by God through Jesus.
‘Gasp in wonder’
Christmas Day – it was nice – with close family – time to relax and reflect on what is the highest priority in our lives.
I like Selwyn comments in today’s study: God came down to us, ‘Archbishop William Temple expalined it like this: “There are just two types of religion. The one type tries to meet God at the top rung of a long ladder; the other meets God at the lowest rung. In the one, men and women try to go to God, climbing by their good deeds; in the other, men and women simply allow God to save them.” The message of Christmas is this: we do not have to climb a long ladder in order to reach God. He comes down the ladder to us and meets us on the lowest rung, and receives us there as sinners.
This sets the Christian faith apart from all other religions. …
Every person ought to reflect on this again this Christmas day – and gasp in wonder.’ Don’t you agree?
It’s sad that many people who go to a church service on Christmas day – just don’t live their lives in accordance with the reality of the amazing grace demonstrated by God through Jesus.