Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward. Wednesday January 17,
2018 Atonement. It’s much more than just asking for forgiveness. It’s asking for forgiveness after confessing the error. It's deciding to never make the same mistake again. It's going to the person you offended, to make it right. When you act differently from that point on, that's atonement. May God
bless you with resolve to atone for your sins.
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WAGER FOR ETERNITY
"God is either real or not real and each of us must decide which theological option is true for our
life"
By Rabbi Marc Gelman Q: Here's a quote I read on YouTube in regard to a Christian rock song I was listening to. I found it interesting and intriguing: "I'm a Christian, and if I'm wrong about my beliefs, I have wasted me life. But if atheists are wrong about
their beliefs, they have wasted eternity." I found this too philosophical for a YouTube commenter, so I enlisted Google. Apparently this is a riff on the lyrics from a song done by the Christian rapper Lecrae, "If I'm wrong about God, then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God, then you wasted your eternity." This sounds too profound for a rapper! Do you know, Rabbi, if it's from some other piece of music or literature? -- From J
A: When I am asked by my wonderful and patient
readers to respond to their questions about aspects of Christian or Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist beliefs I can usually get close to the neighborhood of the right answer, and I am certain to be corrected by loyal readers if I don't. However, questions about the origins of rap lyrics are definitely, positively, above (or below) my pay grade. So, normally I would just take a pass on your intriguing question, but the astounding truth here is that I think I actually do know the answer to your
question.
The saying you quote in both its Googled iterations is actually a version of a medieval philosophical aphorism called "Pascal's Wager." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French philosopher and mathematician who began his intellectual life as a skeptic of religion but then on Nov. 23, 1654 he experienced a profound religious revelation of the truth of God and of Christianity for his life. He became a believing READ MORE |
Daily Bible & Affirmation |
I will speak the Lord's name when I am in trouble and rely on Him to protect me. |
Today's quote is by Oscar Wilde. Blessing is inspired by Mary Warejcka and shared by Stephen F. Today's prayer is dedicated to my cousins, Dorie, Dale, Laurie, Lonnie,
Bonnie, Becky, Jackie and Sue. |
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