It Is All About Christ

We are saved neither by faith nor by works but by Christ Jesus. We are saved by the Man on the Cross, by the God on the Cross. We know we are saved by His Resurrection. It is the blood of Jesus that saves us. None of us are worthy, none of us earn our place. Humanity is wretched and sinful, but under God transformed and raised up. Sanctification is gained by faith and through struggle within faith. We are conformed to the image of God. Faith matters because we want to conform this world, and ourselves, to that image. The Holy Spirit is given but must be exercised and used to be useful. But entry into this life, that which makes conformity possible, that which opens a direct line to God, is simply the Cross itself.

I look to a future when the center becomes once again the Incarnation. The man Jesus. Yahweh alive in Jesus. This fact, this historical moment, this as the center, that is the future, if there is any. Denominations will realize that doctrines are important, but pale before the glory of the Man on the Cross Who Was Resurrected. It is not that all denominations will become one. But real Christianity will also be done in Bible studies at Starbucks, in people's homes, on the street, and on the Big Screen. Yes it will permeate all that is what I call 'nerddom' or rather 'pop culture'. People will realize that the dreams they seek are at their disposal, if they will only say 'yes' to Jesus Christ. Work will be done in soup kitchens, in schools, at hospitals, and all with a mind to the man Jesus. It will be the Incarnation that will matter most. Christianity will not be unified by treating doctrines as unimportant, but rather by treating Jesus as the most important.

All around the world, things will find coherence again in the Christian community. Jesus will be the bridge between science and religion, between various religions, and finally we will find a brotherhood of man. Not based on our own goodness, but on our recognition of the cost paid on our behalf on the Cross, by God and His son. Is this a pipe dream? Maybe. Am I certain of it? Absolutely not. But it is what keeps me going. I believe it possible, and I think that in the end the simple man on the cross is the only thing that can blow this entire mess sky high.