32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.
The reflection given by the QT material says that Jesus was a sign and a sword. It also says that a sign is no good if it is covered or not displayed and a sword is useless if it remains sheathed or stored away.
But the part that intrigued me the most was the fact that salvation is simple. In Buddhism, there is no clear path to enlightenment. Here are some steps to attaining enlightenment: Acknowledging the Four Noble Truths, following the Noble Eightfold Path, learning the Five (or Eight) Precepts and the Three Jewels, in addition to countless hours of meditation and reflection. It's confusing and extremely difficult to reach enlightenment (i.e. salvation) through Buddhism.
The same can be said for Islam, with its Five Pillars and dietary restrictions, salvation is a step by step process that has little to do with a personal relationship with Jesus and God. In Islam, salvation is earned through good works that is pleasing to Allah. As Christians, we know that salvation is not earned through good deeds but only by the Grace of God. Salvation is neither deserved nor earned but accepted by us because we acknowledge our sinfulness and accept God's love for us.
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4 comments:
Nice reflection, Matt. I like how the simplicity of our salvation is reinforced. Sometimes we just make things too complicated. Almost like we need to complicate things to make sense.
Don't forget to tag the next person. Try not to tag someone who's gone in the past week or so.
sorry, won, but i invoked the noon rule again.
Matt can go 2m and tag the next person.
Wth? Stop doing that! Who do you think you are? God?? Haha. C'mon people! Get your QTs going before the QT stealer gets you!
Interesting stuff Jeff. Thanks for sharing.
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