The "Pay it Forward" movie's simple idea put the Christ's message into correct perspective. One doesn't have to do good things because Christ died for his sins. One doesn't have to spread the Gospel because the Bible says so. No encouragement is needed to push a person to do what is right. It's the simple fact of whether a Christian believes what the New Testament proclaims or not.
Let's say you're drowning in the whirlpool, but in the last minute someone saves you but drowns instead. How will you treat the memory of that moment and the person? Will your life be changed? Will you really believe that you are living at the expense of the life of another? Most probably the answer to all of the those three questions will be "Yes." And what if that person carried on a journal where you find out that he firmly believed in the goodness of people, in sacrifice and the idea that people always can change in the good way. Will you be moved by that?
Great people affect us all the time. They influence us and form our thinking. They can encourage us to do something for a short period of time. But none of them was like Jesus. He is very different from any philosopher or spiritual leader. He said that he believes people have to be utterly changed and the only way to do this is if he will die for us. That's because we are drowning in the whirlpool of sin and lust. Jesus doesn't want us to drown, he believes we are created for holiness and happiness. And if we accept that, the world will never be the same. You will be willing to tell it to every heart that longs for a better life. You will do good things for others because that's what your life saver believes in. And no overintellectualization is necessary.
Let's say you're drowning in the whirlpool, but in the last minute someone saves you but drowns instead. How will you treat the memory of that moment and the person? Will your life be changed? Will you really believe that you are living at the expense of the life of another? Most probably the answer to all of the those three questions will be "Yes." And what if that person carried on a journal where you find out that he firmly believed in the goodness of people, in sacrifice and the idea that people always can change in the good way. Will you be moved by that?
Great people affect us all the time. They influence us and form our thinking. They can encourage us to do something for a short period of time. But none of them was like Jesus. He is very different from any philosopher or spiritual leader. He said that he believes people have to be utterly changed and the only way to do this is if he will die for us. That's because we are drowning in the whirlpool of sin and lust. Jesus doesn't want us to drown, he believes we are created for holiness and happiness. And if we accept that, the world will never be the same. You will be willing to tell it to every heart that longs for a better life. You will do good things for others because that's what your life saver believes in. And no overintellectualization is necessary.
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