Some of these are obvious.
"What must I do to be saved?" "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved" (Acts 16:31). "How can I have peace with God?" "In Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace ..." (Eph 2:13-14). "How can I deal with my troubles?" "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). "How do I deal with my guilt?" "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28). More, "If anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins ..." (1 John 2:1-2). Jesus is clearly the answer.
But there is so much more.
Why am I here? "From Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever" (Rom 11:36). One that has bugged science and philosophy for ages is "Why does anything exist at all?" Science can't figure out how atoms hold together and philosophy wonders why there is anything rather than nothing. "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together" (Col 1:17). To these and more, Jesus is the answer.
These are examples of genuine and important questions to which Jesus is, indeed, the answer. Jesus said clearly and concisely,
"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him." (John 14:6-7)All sorts of answers. "What way should I go?" "Where do I find truth?" "Where do I find life?" And, "How can I know God?" All right there. Lots and lots of questions to which Jesus is the answer.
Maybe He's not the answers to your math quiz or "the care and feeding of a pet," but He is the real answer to the most important questions of life. Just look to Him.
5 comments:
The difficulty of sharing Christ by way of bumper sticker is that it makes the Gospel seem trite and ineffectual. i understand that the bumper may get a lot of attention, but it usually creates the opposite effect. broadcasting messages this way only encourages scoffing contempt.
as Stan points out; Jesus is the Answer to the most important questions.
however most people seldom care to ask these questions. where did i come from? why am i Here?
where am i going?
Never forget what Batman said to flash, when flash didn't know how to save so many people.
ans: start with just one... we would do well to focus our intentions to help one person find his/her way. and leave the bumper stickers to billy bob and the good ol boys..
i would also like to point out that "prayer is warfare."
we would do well to consider this is a spiritual conflict we are engaged in.
Great, now we're taking advice from Batman. :)
i think it was Robin that said: " holy macaroni batman they have to knock off all that evil..." i would have quoted Silver Surfer, but he is not so verbose..
besides are you making an ad hominem argument against Batman just because he is not real? Hmmm...
Hmmm ... is it possible to make a "to the man" argument against a person that isn't real?
what... are you saying that Batman is not REAL???
i have IDENTIFIED with this reluctant hero for years. so he must be real.. right?
yea i went of the rails a little on this one.
the truth is; over the years we have witnessed the mismanagement of the Gospel thru television, books and radio. the Gospel in america became another commodity to sold to the public for financial gain. the real answers have been obscured by wolves in sheep clothing.
they have mega churches and private Jets, telling the masses to contribute faith seed money, so that God may make them prosper. those are the same people that make bumper stickers.
anyway... there are real answers to sincere questions.
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