Like most of us, there are
times I say, “Why in h-e-double hockey sticks do I spend any time at all on
Facebook?” Well, despite its frustrations, there are some good reasons, one of
which is that occasionally you get to see the sign in front of First UMC of Sudan,
TX, in a photo by Eric Roberts.
It says, “Too hot to keep
changing sign. Sin bad. Jesus good. Details inside.”
In addition to the
obvious, that being that it would have to be hot in a place in Texas called
Sudan, it’s a marvelous starting point to understand life.
Sin bad. Yes. Sin is a
break in relationship, with God, with another person, with society, with the
world, with my own true self. Those breaks make life miserable, for me, and for
everyone else.
Jesus good. Yes. The way
of Jesus is justification, putting broken relationships back together. My old
auto mechanic, the late, great “Shammy” Shambarger, used to talk about “justifying”
an engine. If it did not run right, it meant the parts were not working
together correctly. He put them back into harmony, justified them. [1]
Note that the sign says
nothing about God. You don’t have to believe in God to know that sin is bad and
that the way of Jesus, the way of forgiveness and justification, is good.
SIN BAD, JESUS GOOD is an
excellent starting point for living life. In fact, it may be all that is
necessary. However, if you want details, they are available.
JRMcF
1] That’s why we say that
there is no peace without justice. Justice and justification come from the same
root.
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