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Monday, April 29, 2002
I found a Christian tract at my register at work the other day. On one side it had a picture of a c-note, on the other was written:
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WHAT MONEY CAN BUY
Money Will Buy:
A bed BUT NOT sleep.
Books BUT NOT brains.
Food BUT NOT appetite.
Finery BUT NOT beauty.
A house BUT NOT a home.
Medicine BUT NOT health.
Luxuries BUT NOT culture.
Amusement BUT NOT happiness.
A crucifix BUT NOT a Saviour.
A church pew BUT NOT heaven.
What money can't buy, Jesus Christ can give freely without charge. Is He your Lord and Saviour? If not, you can get a new leas on life right now. Confess to God that you have sinned and that you want to turn from your sins to receive Jesus as Lord of your life. Through that step of believing faith you can start life afresh with your sins forgiven and a new life in Christ.
Handwritten across the bottom were the words "John 3:16".
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Is this supposed to help lead someone to God? It makes sense to me, someone who has heard all of the Christian rhetoric and Biblical spoutations (new word, like it?) since childhood. But how much sense does this make to someone who might have never been to church? What does "receive Jesus as Lord of your life" mean, really? Yeah, I've heard it a million times and have done it several times myself, but I'm sure it means absolutely nothing to non-Christians. I think that one of the major problems with Christian outreach and evangelism is apparent through this tract. They speak in words familiar to other Christians but what good does that do for non-believers.
| Mr. McBastard | 2:28 PM | | |
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