11/29/13 Adam late 20’s
“It
doesn’t hurt to ask” I thought to myself when I saw a man sitting at a rather
upscale restaurant and I wondered if he would be willing to answer my question
“What do you think happens after this life?”
Adam, late 20’s, agreed to be interviewed, and began by saying he had no
idea. What he meant was that he didn’t
have absolute proof either way about life after death, and therefore no strong
beliefs, but he did have some ideas from his Lutheran background. In answer to this my goal was basic: to help
him believe the beginnings of that childhood prayer “God is great and God is
good”. What I had in mind was Hebrews 11:6
– “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes
to him must believe that he exists (“God is great”) and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him (“God is good”) Simple faith is what pleases God, and I
wanted to help Adam past the need for absolute proof that today’s emphasis on
science claims to require. I spent some
time trying to ask some good questions that he may not have considered, and at
the same time show him I am very willing to hear him out on his answers. Soon
however, I could soon tell he wanted to end the interview so he could eat
lunch, but after I put the cameras away he was willing to talk more. In the end I was able to explain the Gospel
clearly, and challenge Adam to consider the possibility that the biblical view
of God is all true. No, it doesn’t hurt
to ask, and I’m glad I did.
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