| We Must Manage Against the Fall |
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| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Sunday, February 24 2008 19:00 |
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NOTE: This is (yet) another excerpt from the new book I’m writing, Pastoring Men. This will be a “one pager” in an “alphabetized reference section” where pastors can find some talking points that I think uniquely apply to men. Your comments and corrections would be appreciated. Teach your men about the Fall. The Bible doesn't describe a utopian world free of pain. That would make Christianity a wishful farce. Instead, the Bible describes the world exactly as we see it—a Fallen world, but not without what Frances Schaeffer called “leftover beauty.” The Bible describes a world groaning in pain that needs a Redeemer, Sanctifier, and Sustainer. The Fall explains why we must look at the blazing beauty of a crimson sunrise through thick glasses that grace the bridge of a crooked, runny nose. Pascal said, in effect, that the Fall is an offense to human reason but, once accepted, it makes perfect sense of the human condition.i The full article is available FREE to registered users. Please SIGN UP or LOGIN to view. |





