Tuesday, July 18, 2006

futbol gospel



In a magical night in Vienna, I watched some street evangelists, one talking in English, the other in German, use a futbol (soccer) analogy to explain salvation to a diverse group of people in a busy city square.

The illustration used the yellow card (warning that humans are sinful), red card (impending judgment), and then asked the crowd if the believed that God was given them a warning card that night.

The most interesting part of the presentation was when the following comment: “This is not about religion, this is about new life.” Amen.

After the presentation, an elderly woman came forward and others inquired about their pamphlets, I was reminded of the Gospel, that we all need redemption; we all need Jesus.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My pastor continually repeats the mantra that God doesn't want religion--He wants relationship.

He says that religion is the bridge man tries to construct in order to get to God. But Jesus is the bridge God IS. And he gets to us.

There is a HUGE difference.