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Hey Brett, I love your example of small pox, and I'm very familiar with that. I prefer though, Ray Comforts analogy of Christianity.
He says that Christianity is pushed the wrong way, that Jesus will make our lives more 'Fun', instead of the fact that we're guilty sinners, and Jesus will give our lives purpose, to share his word with others. He uses the following analogy:
You're on an airplane. As you're sitting in your seat, you notice the man next to you has a parachute on. You ask him why. He responds, "You should put one on two! It will fill your life with love, joy, peace, happiness, and fun! It'll be great, and your flight will be better. It'll make the in flight movie more enjoyable!"
So, you expirement. You put on the parachute. Unfortunately, you notice the weight of the parachute, and how uncomfortable it makes the flight. You can't sit up straight, and your squished into an awkward postition so that you have to crane your neck to see the movie. After thirty minutes, your flight is clearly NOT enjoyable, and now, the other passengers see that you have a parachute on, and start laughing at you. One by one, you're being mocked by fellow passengers on your flight.
In anger, you rip your Christian faith, your parachute, off your back, and scream 'The stupid parachute!' at the top of your lungs, and sit back down, much to the amusement and satisfaction of the other passengers.
On the other hand, if you're sitting on that same flight, and you see the man next to you putting on his parachute, and ask him why, what if he were to tell you the truth? That "The captain just gave me a note saying that we'll be losing our engines in five minutes, and we'll have to make a 30,000 foot jump. Unless we have our parachutes on, we'll suffer the consequences of breaking God's law of gravity, and we'll die."
When he says this, you see the importance of his message. You quickly strap your parachute on. The in flight movie is NO LONGER IMPORTANT to you! Instead, the importance lies on telling the other passengers, who, interestingly enough, are now laughing at you for wearing a parachute. When you inform them of the seriousness of the matter though, they stop their mockery, and quickly put on the parachute as well. Even though you can't sit comfortably in your chair, it doesn't matter! Your gratefulness for the parachute rules all else out, and the only thought in your mind is to warn the other passengers of the jump.
And of course, that analogy applies especially to 'kidults'.
When we learn of the jump to come, and the importance of wearing our parachute, we quickly forget the entertainment of this world, the in flight movie, the coke and chips the stewardess is handing out, and even all the luggage you have paid for and attained over the years.
The only important thing in our minds is to spread the message of sin and death, and salvation through Jesus Christ, to every creature.
Gam
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That last comment didn't finish, so here it goes again.
Gameboys, XBox's, iPods, and Pepsi's, ALL fade from view, as we hurriedly spread the message of the parachute.
That took a really long time to type, so I hope this comment makes it through....
God Bless you guys, and keep up the good work!
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