Good News

I was encouraged tonight in reading an early sermon of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's entitled Jesus Christ And The Essence of Christianity. I've wondered many times exactly what the gospel is, the gospel being the truth or idea Jesus was sent to give us for his Father's glory, and what it means for us who are supposed to firstly understand, then to speak and show it. Bonhoeffer said this,

"Christianity preaches the unending worth of the apparently worthless and the unending worthlessness of what is apparently so valuable. The weak shall be made strong through God and the dying shall live."

There is so much more, I know. We could spend a eternity unraveling the dazzling intricacies of the Lord's work and purpose in existence (and in fact we will). But this is a nice bit of truth.

Grace and Peace