On Deliverance

On Deliverance

In a recent exchange on Twitter, a Christian was getting desperate, as they are wont to do when faced with good debating skills.  The Christian was trying to explain how she was saved by using an old line from a hymn.

We all come across these people from time to time.  Some say, “Your soul is doomed unless you come to Jesus.”  Others give the old standard, “I’ll pray for you.”

But this exchange was beyond the old boring stuff and got down to the following,

"Jesus delivered me out of the Darkness."  That may have been true in a way because some people have to be rescued from drugs or alcohol. 

What they don’t realize is that they’ve rescued them selves with the help of a doctor or recovery facility.  I agree that they may not have been able to do it on their own since it takes great personal strength to heal yourself. 

Science is largely responsible for reducing the addiction to drugs or alcohol.  We also rely on science to help climb out of the pit of depression and mental illnesses.

Here’s the two sentence exchange, “"Jesus delivered me out of the Darkness." And the response was, “Dude science provided the light bulb.”

Some people will never understand that we are on our own and whatever happens, there is no God, no Savior and especially no magic.

The moral to this story is that someone sees the big picture while someone else relies on an imaginary being to show the way.

Walk the Path in Grace

 Dude science provided the light bulb.