Monday, April 27, 2009

Not sure what to think

I realize that there have been many "messiahs" in history. Even in the times of Jesus a Pharisee named Gamaliel warned the council about men named Theudas and Judas who thought they were something and whose followers disbanded when their leaders perished. His advise was directed at the followers of Jesus after He too had perished. [Acts 6:33-39] So "messiahs" have been around for a long time. Scripture doesn't give us any information about the attitudes of people while Theudas and Judas while they were alive other than that people followed them. And so in this case I'm not sure what to think about the President being elevated in art and idea to the level of "messiah." One the one hand it troubles me since Jesus Christ was crucified and rose from the dead. He, who is, actually, The Messiah. It is sacrilegious to do so with any other human being. On the other hand, however, I'm not surprised given the sycophantic way in which people have thrown themselves behind him. Of course I do not believe he is any kind of real savior but the hyperbole isn't lost on me either. People need a savior. It's evident within us. But as Romans tells us, not turning to God and even rejecting Him..."professing to be wise they become fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man..." Romans 1.22-23

WND article

Be sure to check out the picture in the story...that's the point!!!

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