June 9, 2004
We Have Come A Long Way
Last night I gave a Bible to a friend of mine at work. He is 18 years old, and has expressed an interest in the Scriptures. When I gave it to him, his face lit up.
"This is the first Bible I have ever owned in my whole life!"
I really don't want to hear any more about this country being a Christian nation, if someone can be 18 and never have owned a Bible. I do not doubt that we have a Christian heritage. In fact, as I shared that story with a lady from church this morning, she told me how they used to give Bibles to every public school student on the first day of school--every year.
Heritage is nice, but it does not help people like my colleague who, until yesterday, had to go to the library to read the Bible.
I think that we as American believers need to stop harping on our "Christian heritage" and wake up and realize that we live in a pagan society, which is also a tremendous mission field.
Posted by Andrew on June 9, 2004 10:46 AM.
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Posted by: Reid at June 11, 2004 2:28 AM
Yikes!
Posted by: Andrew at June 11, 2004 3:12 AM
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One of my friends that I took confirmation with told me the other day that he felt better about himself because Jesus wasn't sinless, and Jesus could know where he was coming from.... Amazing what you learn from people you talk to when you just ask a few Questions.