Generally, the back-and-forth sniping simply makes me angry - like the old Point-Counter Point debates that were once part of CBS' 60 Minutes back in the days when that program actually uncovered and reported important news.
It is amazing that people are so eager to reveal their gross lack of knowledge and vast deficit of insight in such a public manner as the internet.
But hey, look what I'm doing.
There is a common thread in many comments - a politician, athlete, business executive, relative etc. - failed to live up to someone's expectations. Therefore, he or she must pay the price of failure, intentional or otherwise.
Fire her, impeach him, give her the boot, arrest him. It doesn't matter how, just get rid of them.
For one reason or another, people seem convinced that there is a perfect man (or woman) somewhere who has the power and the ability to make all of our lives better.
If we could just find that person!
The other night I watched the PBS broadcast of "Martin Luther: the Idea That Changed the World." It was a reasonably accurate portrayal of the life and work of the man credited as the spark that finally ignited the reformation of the Christian church.
Sometimes we fail to emphasize strongly enough what Luther was seeking that eventually led to his uncovering the truth of the Gospel in scripture.
He was seeking to overcome his imperfection.
After years of trying to become a perfect man he realized he was involved in a fool's errand. There is no such thing. No one can live up to God's standard because every person has the same problem - a nature corrupted by sin that cannot be shed.
Yet, men keep seeking it. If not in themselves, then in someone else who they pray will make things better for them.
Disappointment follows, because invariably hope is placed in a person just like one's self.
Let me suggest something that changed me just as it changed Luther. It will change you too.
Trust Jesus.
The good news rediscovered by Martin Luther is this: we are made perfect in God's eyes through faith in Jesus Christ - his death for our sins and his resurrection from the dead for our assurance of life with him. Nothing we can say or do can add to what he has done.
"This promise is for you and for your children and for everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." (Acts 2:39)
Stop searching for a "perfect" man or woman, politician or preacher to make everything right in the world.
He's already here, and the work is already done.
After years of trying to become a perfect man he realized he was involved in a fool's errand. There is no such thing. No one can live up to God's standard because every person has the same problem - a nature corrupted by sin that cannot be shed.
Yet, men keep seeking it. If not in themselves, then in someone else who they pray will make things better for them.
Disappointment follows, because invariably hope is placed in a person just like one's self.
Let me suggest something that changed me just as it changed Luther. It will change you too.
Trust Jesus.
The good news rediscovered by Martin Luther is this: we are made perfect in God's eyes through faith in Jesus Christ - his death for our sins and his resurrection from the dead for our assurance of life with him. Nothing we can say or do can add to what he has done.
"This promise is for you and for your children and for everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself." (Acts 2:39)
Stop searching for a "perfect" man or woman, politician or preacher to make everything right in the world.
He's already here, and the work is already done.
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