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"Are you not thirsty?" said the Lion.
I am dying of thirst," said Jill.
"Then drink," said the Lion.
"May I — could I — would you mind going away while I do?" said Jill.
The Lion answered this only by a look and a very low growl. And as Jill gazed at its motionless bulk, she realized that she might as well have asked the whole mountain to move aside for her convenience.
The delicious rippling noise of the stream was driving her nearly frantic.
"Will you promise not to — do anything to me, if I do come?" said Jill.
"I make no promise," said the Lion.
Jill was so thirsty now that, without noticing it, she had come a step nearer. "Do you eat girls?" she asked.
"I have swallowed up girls and boys, women and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms," said the Lion. It didn't say this as if it were boasting, nor as if it were sorry, nor as if it were angry. It just said it.
"I daren't come and drink," said Jill.
"Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.
C.S. Lewis offered the parable above to vividly portray the heart of our powerful God. The image Lewis created is trying to awaken our desire for a God who is awesome and powerful.
We have noticed that (for the most part) today's evangelical community seems to only promote one side of the God described in the Bible: the "nice" side. The vast majority of the songs and sermons that permeate churches around America climax with "God loves you," or the often quoted John 3:16. Unfortunately this powerfully true “love” concept is often offered way out of context. The message of God’s love often comes across as if he is a great big huggable teddy bear in the sky.
Unfortunately this constant teaching about the love of God outside of its scriptural context has left a lot of people either confused, or simply mistaken about who God is and what He is like.
But what is love without wrath? What is grace without justice? You may be wondering where we are going with this but the very image of God is at stake here!
The image of God is often portrayed as a cosmic Mr. Rogers. The ultimate nice guy! However the Scriptures paint a very different picture.
The God of the Old Testament goes to war for His people - not just once but again and again. At one point at the Red Sea he destroys the entire Egyptian army in a single, mighty blow. On the opposite bank the Israelites sang these words aloud "The Lord is a Warrior, The Lord is His Name." This theme did not end with the Old Testament.
Jesus' birth was a great invasion, a mission to set us free from our captivity to sin and death. Since the Garden of Eden, God has been at war with fallen angels that used to glorify Him. And clearly, His time on the cross was the greatest act of power over the spell that was cast by God's enemy. In his own words, Jesus said "I have not come to bring peace on earth but a sword."
This is not to say that God is not kindto the afflicted. However, there is a great difference between kindness and niceness. The God of the Bible is unbelievably kind to the lepers and the broken, but he is anything but a "nice guy"! The author of Hebrews said "it is a fearful thing to fall in the hands of the living God." King Solomon also wrote that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom." So, in order to become oriented in the world around us, we must start by comprehending our God as the General of Angel Armies - which is really the meaning of "the Lord Almighty." Indeed, He is the King over all kings. Let us not forget, that Jesus tells us to have a reverent fear over the God....why? Because He is the one who has the power to save or destroy your body and your soul (see Mathew 10:28). Sadly, this is a text that is hardly ever preached.
In conclusion, most people simply don't want a dangerous God, a God who would allow His friends to be bound and thrown into the fiery furnace like as in Daniel's day. People prefer a tame, cuddly, and safe version that allows them to continue to feel comfortable in their air-conditioned pew on Sunday. But such an individualistic, customizable i-God doesn't exist. We have to come into grips with who he is as he is.
We at Live Offensively designed this t-shirt to encourage you to cast down the idle of the modern Mr. Rogers, wuss-bag God and replace it with the Warrior God of the Bible; The Lion of Judah, whose fierce love has the power to save His people from the grip of the enemy and overcome the strongholds of death in our land.
I am dying of thirst," said Jill.
"Then drink," said the Lion.
"May I — could I — would you mind going away while I do?" said Jill.
The Lion answered this only by a look and a very low growl. And as Jill gazed at its motionless bulk, she realized that she might as well have asked the whole mountain to move aside for her convenience.
The delicious rippling noise of the stream was driving her nearly frantic.
"Will you promise not to — do anything to me, if I do come?" said Jill.
"I make no promise," said the Lion.
Jill was so thirsty now that, without noticing it, she had come a step nearer. "Do you eat girls?" she asked.
"I have swallowed up girls and boys, women and men, kings and emperors, cities and realms," said the Lion. It didn't say this as if it were boasting, nor as if it were sorry, nor as if it were angry. It just said it.
"I daren't come and drink," said Jill.
"Then you will die of thirst," said the Lion.
C.S. Lewis offered the parable above to vividly portray the heart of our powerful God. The image Lewis created is trying to awaken our desire for a God who is awesome and powerful.
We have noticed that (for the most part) today's evangelical community seems to only promote one side of the God described in the Bible: the "nice" side. The vast majority of the songs and sermons that permeate churches around America climax with "God loves you," or the often quoted John 3:16. Unfortunately this powerfully true “love” concept is often offered way out of context. The message of God’s love often comes across as if he is a great big huggable teddy bear in the sky.
Unfortunately this constant teaching about the love of God outside of its scriptural context has left a lot of people either confused, or simply mistaken about who God is and what He is like.
But what is love without wrath? What is grace without justice? You may be wondering where we are going with this but the very image of God is at stake here!
The image of God is often portrayed as a cosmic Mr. Rogers. The ultimate nice guy! However the Scriptures paint a very different picture.
The God of the Old Testament goes to war for His people - not just once but again and again. At one point at the Red Sea he destroys the entire Egyptian army in a single, mighty blow. On the opposite bank the Israelites sang these words aloud "The Lord is a Warrior, The Lord is His Name." This theme did not end with the Old Testament.
Jesus' birth was a great invasion, a mission to set us free from our captivity to sin and death. Since the Garden of Eden, God has been at war with fallen angels that used to glorify Him. And clearly, His time on the cross was the greatest act of power over the spell that was cast by God's enemy. In his own words, Jesus said "I have not come to bring peace on earth but a sword."
This is not to say that God is not kindto the afflicted. However, there is a great difference between kindness and niceness. The God of the Bible is unbelievably kind to the lepers and the broken, but he is anything but a "nice guy"! The author of Hebrews said "it is a fearful thing to fall in the hands of the living God." King Solomon also wrote that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom." So, in order to become oriented in the world around us, we must start by comprehending our God as the General of Angel Armies - which is really the meaning of "the Lord Almighty." Indeed, He is the King over all kings. Let us not forget, that Jesus tells us to have a reverent fear over the God....why? Because He is the one who has the power to save or destroy your body and your soul (see Mathew 10:28). Sadly, this is a text that is hardly ever preached.
In conclusion, most people simply don't want a dangerous God, a God who would allow His friends to be bound and thrown into the fiery furnace like as in Daniel's day. People prefer a tame, cuddly, and safe version that allows them to continue to feel comfortable in their air-conditioned pew on Sunday. But such an individualistic, customizable i-God doesn't exist. We have to come into grips with who he is as he is.
We at Live Offensively designed this t-shirt to encourage you to cast down the idle of the modern Mr. Rogers, wuss-bag God and replace it with the Warrior God of the Bible; The Lion of Judah, whose fierce love has the power to save His people from the grip of the enemy and overcome the strongholds of death in our land.