This is a phenomenal clip to watch. The clarity with which this gentleman talks of the Christian faith is quite impressive. What is more impressive though is the fact that he is an atheist That's right. He is not a Christian. He is not a theist. He is not an agnostic. He’s an atheist (someone who chooses to live a life that denies the provable existence of a god [assuming a moderate atheistic view]).
The amazing thing for me is that this seems to have “fallen into my lap” as the popular vernacular goes. I simply did a You Tube search for “Christianity”- and this video was on the top of the list. The reason I find this amazing is that it ties in with what I wrote in yesterday’s blog (see “Making Promises”).
So again, it appears that there is a call for our churches to be mobilised to get out beyond the four walls of our buildings- to be what the church was always called to be: a city on a hill:
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house..." – Matthew 5:13-15.
Here is a question that my senior pastor periodically asks of our church. If we as a congregation were to suddenly disappear, a) would our community notice we are gone, and b) would they also miss us? This is a pertinent thing to ask frequently ourselves at the best of times- and I believe it is something that should be asked more so in light of the above video.
It’s said of printed material that they must all remember to have a call to action. And blogging is no exception to this rule. So let me challenge you with this call to action today- if you are one of us “who don’t consider Christianity as part of your life- it is your life…”, then we have “an obligation to share that faith…”
So. Will you obey Jesus’ last command to “Go therefore”? And if possible, will you also be responsible for the mobilising of others in your church to do the same?
- Shane Miller.
Shane Miller is the founder of the web-site and blog, The God Shack, and has been actively involved in numerous Christian minitries over the last decade. These have included being a youth leader for seven years, being involved in creative arts ministries (including CD recordings), as well as being a missions assistant to Kazakhstan for a year (working with Teen Challenge). Shane is married to his beautiful wife Marie, lives in Sydney Australia, where he works for his home church, as well as being a Core Team member and consultant for the internationally developing youth movement, Generation Fire.
