I've heard numerous people the past several days (and weeks) discussing the topic of suffering. Great! It's something that needs to be addressed. The church, more than anyone, needs to be able to address such a delicate topic well. However, something about this conversation strikes me: the constant distance evangelicals place between themselves and those afflicted with suffering. What the crap is this all about? Asking questions like why bad things happen to good people? Why did tragedies such at the holocaust occur, so on and so forth... It introduces an argument that I find completely unbiblical: that our salvation is deemed fair and right.
What kind of man (or woman) would dare to say that the eternal damnation of the lost is not fair? We all deserve it! Hell is what is right, fair, and just punishment our transgressions. So with this (and the less than sufficient way the typical Christian views suffering and salvation in mind), I propose a question:
Do we serve God because we truly love Him, or do we love him merely because He's offered us something in return? If everything was the same, but there was no plan for salvation (the most fair of all situations) would we still worship God?
We should, He deserves and demands it...Think about it.
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