"
Denby told NBC he found religious books a “wholly inappropriate” choice
for private bedrooms in England’s modern, secular society. "
Spoke with a person the other day
about America's move toward secular humanism. Our nation sits not too far
behind the rest of the world for devaluing religion. When I read the above
article about the trend of replacing the Bible in hotels with copies of romance
novels, I had nothing but disappointment. It's sad news people take offense to
our Bible. So much so, they justify its replacement with love stories.
Once Jesus was questioned by John
the Baptist's disciples about his authority. These disciples wanted to know
whether or not they should openly proclaim Jesus as messiah. In
response:
Luke 7:21-23 (MSG)
In the next two or three hours
Jesus healed many from diseases, distress, and evil spirits. To many of the
blind he gave the gift of sight. Then he gave his answer: "Go back and
tell John what you have just seen and heard:
The blind see,
The lame walk,
Lepers are cleansed,
The deaf hear,
The dead are raised,
The wretched of the earth
have God's salvation hospitality extended to them.
"Is this what you were expecting? Then count yourselves fortunate!"
The blind see,
The lame walk,
Lepers are cleansed,
The deaf hear,
The dead are raised,
The wretched of the earth
have God's salvation hospitality extended to them.
"Is this what you were expecting? Then count yourselves fortunate!"
Some versions loosely translate the last line
as stating, "Those who are not offended by Jesus, receive his
blessings." Which would imply to a great deal that those who are offended
by our savior are on the wrong path--in the very least will not have the
blessings God has in store. John
refers to Jesus as God's word among us. It is evident from the Gospel that
Jesus wants to bless; he wants to
establish a foundation in us(Luke 6:46-49). He states that out of our
store-house comes good or evil (Luke 6:43-45).
Each one
of us need to ask ourselves, does the
Bible offend us? Do we want it hidden? Because what happens in England
is not far from happening here.
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