When The Casket Closes, What Remains?
Text: Luke 18:9-14 In the name of Jesus. Amen. You find out what is really important in life — what you truly cling to — when death is on the line. You also find out what your theology is really made of when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death. You see, much of what passes for Christian theology these days—what masquerades as Christian truth—melts like wax before the heat of death. For example, that prosperity theology that is taught late at night on the religious channels – the ones that are always asking you for money so that you can obtain health, wealth, and happiness? Well, that kind of theology disappears when the heart monitor flatlines. And that self-help theology printed those best-selling books in book stores – those books that give religious principles to advance in your career or lose weight? Well, that too withers when cancer has the final word. And don’t forget that theology of moral perfectionism – the theolo...
