I went to church this morning (to ring handbells, it was a lot of fun) and what the pastor said during the sermon really bothered me, as it had much to do with instilling faith within the congregation. To me, it is proof that Christians tend not to understand that it is not their responsibility to "spread the good news" to others.
He was talking about how even though we didn't see Jesus come back to life that we should have faith that he did. But why? Why is it so important that we believe he rose from the dead? So that we have proof that there is an afterlife? And why is must we know that there is an afterlife? For our own selfish need for comfort? It's silly. I wish I could have asked him during his sermon why we should have faith in the resurrection.
I imagine he would've responded with something about having faith in God. By having faith in the resurrection, you show your faith in God. But in my opinion, we have probably misinterpreted what God wants. I don't think he wants us to worry about death, I think he wants us to focus on life. We don't have to have faith to learn.
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