I know it's not just me and Jesus, but what if it were?
A popular Christian maxim goes something like this: If you were on trial for your faith, would there be enough evidence to convict you? I think I'd have a fighting chance on that charge: I work for a Christian ministry to the homeless; I'm on the board of elders at my church; I home schooled my children for 16 years; I write a devotional blog; I post Bible verses on Facebook; I pray in public; I bring God's name into the marketplace in discussions of politics and social issues. The public display of my faith is fairly convincing.
However, Oswald wrote: "My worth to God in public is what I am in private." What if I was not on trial before a jury of my peers but only one righteous, all-knowing judge who could see to my heart and measure my devotion? My case weakens considerably.
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