Yesterday we went to see Scrooge, the musical version of Christmas Carol, at the Candlelight Dinner Theatre in Johnstown Colorado where we have season tickets. It was a great performance.
What amazes me about this play is that so many Christians do not understand that the theme of Christmas Carol is the opposite of Christianity. Scrooge becomes aware of his sin and his future in hell then decides he can achieve salvation through good works. His deeds are so good that it is easy to see that this must be the best way. In the sequel to the play we might see Scrooge on Monday become the Chairman of the Board of Deacons after making his promised donation of a hundred guineas. Yet no amount of defense can show that Scrooge accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior.
God wants us to acknowledge our sin and get our soul fixed through the blood of Christ. After that we can change our act through His grace. Giving is certainly a Christian act. Born-again Christians would do well to model the acts of Scrooge.
The Bible says that "faith without works is dead." But faith does not come by works. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. "
David Sneed
What amazes me about this play is that so many Christians do not understand that the theme of Christmas Carol is the opposite of Christianity. Scrooge becomes aware of his sin and his future in hell then decides he can achieve salvation through good works. His deeds are so good that it is easy to see that this must be the best way. In the sequel to the play we might see Scrooge on Monday become the Chairman of the Board of Deacons after making his promised donation of a hundred guineas. Yet no amount of defense can show that Scrooge accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior.
God wants us to acknowledge our sin and get our soul fixed through the blood of Christ. After that we can change our act through His grace. Giving is certainly a Christian act. Born-again Christians would do well to model the acts of Scrooge.
The Bible says that "faith without works is dead." But faith does not come by works. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. "
David Sneed
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