I believe that Pastor Baart would agree with Colson when he says, “…serious Christians actually live happier, more fulfilled, and more productive lives by almost every measure.” I believe that Pastor Baart would agree with Colson because in all three chapters he provides evidence for why the life of a true Christian is the happiest, most fulfilled, and most productive. Pastor Baart does so by establishing our identity and purpose, the identity and purpose of each person in the trinity, and the relationship between the two.
In chapter 1, The Author, Pastor Baart contrasts his “old” life with the beginning of his “new” one. While Pastor Baart does not explicitly say that his life was happier, the reader can infer this conclusion from the way that he was prompted to reconcile with his parents, as one example. In addition, with the vigor and enthusiasm that Pastor Baart rights his book, the reader can tell how much purpose he finds in and how passionate he is about what it means to be involved in the Christians lifestyle. There is an important distinction that must be made, though. Before meeting Jesus at the road block, Pastor Baart was a “Christian,” but more in name than in nature. After meeting Jesus at the roadblock, Pastor Baart began his life as a …show more content…
I have always been taught and have come to believe strongly that I am a terrible sinner in desperate need of God’s grace. I need God’s grace because apart from it I will spend an eternity in hell. Apart from grace I will feel the full wrath of God’s hatred of my sin on judgement day. Thankfully, I have accepted that grace, my sins have been forgiven, I have been set free. Nothing I can do can repay God for that gift, all I can do is live my life in humble servitude to the One who has pardoned me. Now, because of grace and the death of Jesus, God looks upon me as a new creation, pure and righteous before him. He still hates my sin, but he loves
In chapter 1, The Author, Pastor Baart contrasts his “old” life with the beginning of his “new” one. While Pastor Baart does not explicitly say that his life was happier, the reader can infer this conclusion from the way that he was prompted to reconcile with his parents, as one example. In addition, with the vigor and enthusiasm that Pastor Baart rights his book, the reader can tell how much purpose he finds in and how passionate he is about what it means to be involved in the Christians lifestyle. There is an important distinction that must be made, though. Before meeting Jesus at the road block, Pastor Baart was a “Christian,” but more in name than in nature. After meeting Jesus at the roadblock, Pastor Baart began his life as a …show more content…
I have always been taught and have come to believe strongly that I am a terrible sinner in desperate need of God’s grace. I need God’s grace because apart from it I will spend an eternity in hell. Apart from grace I will feel the full wrath of God’s hatred of my sin on judgement day. Thankfully, I have accepted that grace, my sins have been forgiven, I have been set free. Nothing I can do can repay God for that gift, all I can do is live my life in humble servitude to the One who has pardoned me. Now, because of grace and the death of Jesus, God looks upon me as a new creation, pure and righteous before him. He still hates my sin, but he loves