Re Letters, September
I find Zander Dunn’s reply to Calvin Brown depressing. His idea about grace makes faith in Jesus Christ rather cheap, if not useless. How can I, as a servant of Christ, stand in a pulpit and tell people that it doesn’t matter how you live, since we will all be saved anyway? I wonder why Jesus told Nicodemus, “I tell you the truth, unless a man or woman is born again, he/she cannot see the Kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) Adding, “that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Yes, God is a God of love; after all He gave us His one and only Son, with the emphasis being on “whoever believes in him.” Christ gave a number of explanations through parables. To say that, “before you had even heard of Jesus, God in His love had already saved you,” does not make any sense at all. If that is the case, why the cross? And why the church? If everyone will be saved, Christ’s sacrifice on the cross was totally in vain, and worship and mission are a waste of time and effort. “Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he/she has done has been done through God.” (John 3:21) Yes, we have a choice, either for or against. Those who have accepted Jesus Christ will be saved through God’s grace. For believers it makes for an exciting future.
