As we continued to talk through God's enemies this past week in Surge, we discussed other religions and how they distract and take away from the one true God. This is a really hard topic to discuss, especially in such a racially and religiously diverse area because so many of the kids have friends and acquaintances that believe different things and practice different religions. But the Bible is clear that there is only one way to God... and it ain't the fat, golden statue at the Chinese buffet.
Most of our lesson revolved around the scripture in Matthew 7 where Jesus talks about the wide and narrow roads and the trees producing good fruit. Anytime Jesus uses this kind of imagery to make a point is such a great tool for discussion with kids. Both of these pictures clearly depict that the majority of people don't have a relationship with God and that those that do stand out because of the life that they live.
A large part of the lesson was spent talking about the fairness of Jesus being the only way to God. For a lot of people, this is really unfair. The reality is that it is completely unfair; that the fair consequence for sin is death and separation from God completely and eternally. It is the wages of what we earn when we sin. The unfair part is that a holy God loves us so much that He gave us a way to cover our sin by allowing His son to die in our place. It is the best unfair thing that has ever existed.
We finished by talking about how important it is for us to help those who don't have a relationship with God to find that narrow path that leads to the small gate. We do that by sharing the gospel, by living lives that bear good fruit so that the world sees Christ in us and by standing up, in love, for what is true. Those are not easy things, especially when the world looks down on those that say and do things that they don't want to see or hear. But thankfully, God has given us His Spirit to guide and strengthen us as well as fellow believers that we can seek support from.
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