WHAT WE KNOW FOR SURE (6 OF 6)
by Tony Thomas
Scripture: 1 John 5:4-21
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What We Know for Sure (6 of 6)
Series: Authentic Christianity
Tony Thomas
1 John 5:4-21
Green Pastures is an old Broadway play that was written by Marc Connelly in 1930. The script portrays the Old Testament as seen through the eyes of an African-American child in New Orleans. That child interprets the Bible in terms familiar to her.
For example, in the play the Angel of the Lord is dispatched to earth to simply observe humanity. Several hours later, the angel returns to heaven and when God asks for a report, the angel responds, ''Lord, everything that was nailed down is comin' loose!''
Have you ever said something like that? I have. Sometime back a Philadelphia woman went to court to change her name. Her surname was ''Cooperman'' but she wanted to change it to ''Cooperperson.'' The judge asked why? She replied, ''Because my ancestors were sexists!''
The judge, however, posed an intriguing question: ''You realize,'' he said, ''that 'Cooperperson' ends with the masculine 'son'?'' So, she changed her mind again, and she and the judge agreed to the new name of ''Cooperchild!''
Men and women used to understand/accept their roles, but today's generation isn't so sure. In Mark 10:6, Jesus said, ''In the beginning, God created them male and female'' (that's a quote from Genesis 1:27). But everything that was nailed down is coming loose!
Just so you know, I am no longer middle-aged. On April 1 my Medicare Card arrived. So far, that's been the most humiliating day of my life! I'm 65! My Dad called to wish me happy birthday and he said, ''Congratulations on the Medicare Card, but I'm feeling old.'' I replied, ''It must be tough to say you're 90-years-old, huh?'' He said, ''90 isn't so bad, but it's hard to admit to my friends that I'm old enough to have a son who's 65!''
I'm almost retirement eligible! I'm old! Ancient! Antiquated! Archaic! Arthritic! Actually, I feel great and I haven't been sick since 1989. But I do get cranky when things change ...
Series: Authentic Christianity
Tony Thomas
1 John 5:4-21
Green Pastures is an old Broadway play that was written by Marc Connelly in 1930. The script portrays the Old Testament as seen through the eyes of an African-American child in New Orleans. That child interprets the Bible in terms familiar to her.
For example, in the play the Angel of the Lord is dispatched to earth to simply observe humanity. Several hours later, the angel returns to heaven and when God asks for a report, the angel responds, ''Lord, everything that was nailed down is comin' loose!''
Have you ever said something like that? I have. Sometime back a Philadelphia woman went to court to change her name. Her surname was ''Cooperman'' but she wanted to change it to ''Cooperperson.'' The judge asked why? She replied, ''Because my ancestors were sexists!''
The judge, however, posed an intriguing question: ''You realize,'' he said, ''that 'Cooperperson' ends with the masculine 'son'?'' So, she changed her mind again, and she and the judge agreed to the new name of ''Cooperchild!''
Men and women used to understand/accept their roles, but today's generation isn't so sure. In Mark 10:6, Jesus said, ''In the beginning, God created them male and female'' (that's a quote from Genesis 1:27). But everything that was nailed down is coming loose!
Just so you know, I am no longer middle-aged. On April 1 my Medicare Card arrived. So far, that's been the most humiliating day of my life! I'm 65! My Dad called to wish me happy birthday and he said, ''Congratulations on the Medicare Card, but I'm feeling old.'' I replied, ''It must be tough to say you're 90-years-old, huh?'' He said, ''90 isn't so bad, but it's hard to admit to my friends that I'm old enough to have a son who's 65!''
I'm almost retirement eligible! I'm old! Ancient! Antiquated! Archaic! Arthritic! Actually, I feel great and I haven't been sick since 1989. But I do get cranky when things change ...
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