Thursday, January 11, 2007

Christians in America - An Unbelieving Generation? - by Rob Marshall

Christians in America - An Unbelieving Generation? - by Rob Marshall: "In a lot of ways I'm pretty average. I may be a bit taller than some, and probably weigh more than I should, but there isn't really anything extraordinary about me. So when I read the stories in the Bible, and think about how the majority of the people who were there reacted, I assume that I would have done what everyone else was doing.

One example is the story in Mark 9:14-29 about a father who brought his demon-possessed son to be healed. When the father came to the disciples, Jesus wasn't there. He was with Peter, James, and John and they were on their way back from the mountain where they had seen Jesus transfigured before their eyes. As they approached the other disciples they noticed that a large crowd had gathered, and that the teachers of the law were arguing with them.

When Jesus asked what they were arguing about, the man whose son was demon-possessed came and explained to Him how his son was being tormented by the spirit, and that he had asked the disciples to cast it out, but they hadn't been able to. It's at this point that Jesus says, 'O unbelieving generation, how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.' (Mark 9:19)

Like I said, I'm pretty average. If I had been one of the"