How often do you think about the meaning of life?
In our drunken college foolishness, we used to ramble incoherently (we thought we were funny!) about the “meaning of life.” Sophomore indeed! We were “wise fools” without the wisdom.
I drank too much, quit college and joined the Navy.
But the meaning or purpose of life is THE substantial question. Get this wrong and nothing else really matters. Why are we here?
This is cut-to-the-chase. We are here to be reconciled to our Creator OR to reject His offer of reconciliation. That’s it. All the discussions of “does God exist” or “is Christianity the only true religion” or “how can you prove the Bible is true” – all secondary or irrelevant intellectual pursuits. The desire to be reconciled, or the decision to reject the offer, is not a matter of intellectual pursuit. It’s a heart issue.
Frank Turek famously challenges his questioners on college campuses with a great question: “if Christianity were true, would you become a Christian?” And some – in a moment of honesty that may even shock the speaker – say, “absolutely not!” And that’s the disclosure. The skeptic, the atheist, the agnostic, and even a lot of religious people, are simply not interested in being reconciled, at least not on God’s terms. They may do their best to live what they think is a good, clean and moral life. They do their best. “My good deeds will outweigh my bad deeds” and so forth. “God doesn’t expect perfection – I’m only human.”
God has offered reconciliation, and has told us what He expects and what He requires to effect that reconciliation. If one truly wants to be reconciled, the requirements will be recognized, understood and embraced. If not, then not.
Decide.
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