I was a Catholic funeral last Saturday. As always I was impressed by the sheer size of the building. The music was beautiful, and apart from the mass itself about 90% of what was said and what happened was sound. It is that last 10% that causes the problem.
I thought as the people went through all the rituals how close they were to the truth. The same thing was true with the Pharisees Jesus encountered. They asked Him what the greatest commandment was and He told them that it was to love the Lord with all your heart and love your neighbour as yourself. They agreed with Him, and He commended them, but at the same time challenged them when He said, “You are not far from the
Sometimes we can become complacent with family and friends who are not far. They are good people, who do so much right, and seem to have it together. Unless they take that last step of a personal relationship with Christ however they will not be in the kingdom.
We tend to look at the “wicked” as being the ones who “really need” the gospel. They do, but lets never forget the great numbers who are “not far.”
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