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    Survival

    Nikki webster has been voted off dancing with the stars and blogdom is in mourning.

    ps 31.9-18

    12I have been forgotten like one who is dead;
    I have become like a broken vessel.
    13For I hear the whispering of many—terror on every side!—as they scheme together against me,
    as they plot to take my life.

    Does this psalm refer to Jesus? I would say yes but also it taps into a generalised condition of anyone who has been ostracised. There are many people around the world who find themselves the victims of oppresive regimes .

    Why did this happen to Jesus? For many of the same reasons it happens to anyone – they became a threat to an established power. However, I also view Jesus’ life as a kind of blueprint. John says Jesus is the Word become flesh. His life is like God speaking to us. It seems the message is that following God is likely to lead us into hardship and persecution. Jesus didn’t fight against it however, he didn’t resort to any violence – no matter what they did to him, he knew they couldn’t touch his soul.

    How does this affect how christians live today? Well sometimes, we’ll be required to go out on a limb for what we believe and we may cop a lot of crap. Many christians were martyred centuries ago and there are still the occasional modern martyrs who put their own well being below the wellbeing of others – who fight for those who cannot fight and defend those who are too weak to defend themselves. It challenges us to see the world differently – this place is not just about survival – more important is purity of spirit and sanctity of human life.

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    Posted: March 16th, 2005 under Bible Bashing.
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