This 'Christian' t-shirt manufacturer wants the the world to know that if you're looking for a solution to 'Life's Problems' Jesus is your easy answer. That's funny. The Bible doesn't say anything about Jesus solving 'Life's Problems'. Hmmm...maybe we'd better recheck the good book....let's see here.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. - Luke 19:10
There's nothing about 'Life's Problems' in that verse. Let's check another.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. - Rom. 5:6
Nope. Not there.
...but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Rom. 5:8
Not there either. Hmmm...let's try one more.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, -1Pet. 3:18
We couldn't find anything about Jesus solving 'Life's Problems' but we did find a bunch of verses that talk about Jesus dying for our sins. But, sins aren't just 'problems'. They're outright evil and Jesus' solution for our sins was to die on the cross. There was nothing easy about that.
Maybe the folks that made this t-shirt are reading a different Bible.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. - Luke 19:10
There's nothing about 'Life's Problems' in that verse. Let's check another.
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. - Rom. 5:6
Nope. Not there.
...but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - Rom. 5:8
Not there either. Hmmm...let's try one more.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, -1Pet. 3:18
We couldn't find anything about Jesus solving 'Life's Problems' but we did find a bunch of verses that talk about Jesus dying for our sins. But, sins aren't just 'problems'. They're outright evil and Jesus' solution for our sins was to die on the cross. There was nothing easy about that.
Maybe the folks that made this t-shirt are reading a different Bible.
2 comments:
Ok you say this shirt is about how Jesus does not make life easier. Let me ask you isn't it just that simple? I know you have not been saved all your life, as a matter of fact I know your story the whole story, you can't tell me that since you have come to a relationship with Christ, that because you now have hope and guidance, & Faith that life is not easier and less lonley? You see Chuck, it is just that EASY. You see the world could not obey 10 simple laws of God, not 20 not 100 but 10. You see the commandments cover every sin you could possibly commit, an we as humans can't even do those follow 10 simple things. Here is the list
3 "You shall have no other gods before [a] me.
4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, 6 but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
13 "You shall not murder.
14 "You shall not commit adultery.
15 "You shall not steal.
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
You see Chuck, this is 10 simple things, that none of us can seem to follow.
Because if you look at our problems in life, they all stem because we broke God's Law. So Jesus had to to do something so difficult, because we complicate our lives with Sin. But the end Result, is simple, accept Jesus and PUT YOUR FAITH IN HIM. Thats the answer to the problems.
You see Chuck, it is just that SIMPLE.
Growing in FAITH is the hard part.
Well first of all we do not complcate our lives with sin, we are all born into this world a sinner. Second we do not chose Christ He first choses us, we are drawn to the Son by the Father.
For us to live on this earth is to be for Christ's gain not our's.And when the true christian departs this earth then he recives his gain.
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