How Good Is Good Enough? The belief that “Good people go to heaven” sounds nice on the surface. But it doesn’t make sense. What were you taught that heaven was contingent upon? Growing up, did you pray a salvation prayer more than once, just to be sure? What does that assume about God? About you?
We are taught from a young age to not take risks. God took a risk on you, we can take risks to see people come to know him.
We are designed to be connected, to be connected with God and with others.
Following Jesus’ crucifixion, his followers expected what anyone expects after someone dies: that they would remain that way. But one of Jesus’s followers, John, gave an eyewitness account which summarized the main event surrounding Christianity: Jesus rose from the dead. In this seventh and final sign that John documents, he makes the case that Jesus is exactly who he claimed to be.
While believing in Jesus gives hope,
Christianity is not based on hope or blind faith. It’s based on
evidence. As an eyewitness to many of Jesus’ miracles, the apostle John
reminds us that the supernatural feats of Jesus are not just random acts
of kindness meant to help and inspire people. They are signs that give
evidence for who Jesus is
We all want to be known for something, but what we really need is to ne known by someone.
We never know what or who hangs in the balance of the decisions we make. But we do know that our decisions determine the direction and quality of our life.
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets, Part 1: Deciding Our Way Forward // John Cochrane
( Based off the book “Better Decision Fewer Regrets” Andy Stanly
