Tuesday, April 15, 2008

• Christianity, by Brutus

  Well for Bible class, we had to give a short introduction to Christianity (to an imaginary non-Christian audience) without the use of "Christianese", be succinct, etc ... then I thought of Brutus' famous speech from William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar", so haha.  Go google the real one and then read mine:

  Friends, students, and teachers.  Hear me for my speech, and be silent, that you may hear.  Believe in Jesus for his love, and have acknowledgement toward His love, that you may believe.  Open up your heart, and awake your reason, that you may fully understand.  If there be any in this gathering, any who truly wishes to know, to him I say that he has to look no further.  If then that earnest seeker of Jesus demands exactly what Christianity is about, this is my answer: while we groped about in imperfection, Jesus came down in the form of a human to die for us, as the only holy person who can intercede for us in the prescence of God.  Would you rather ignore this message, and live life full of sin and vice, or accept Jesus' love and live a life of meaning?  As we lived in imperfection, we were ashamed; as Jesus died for us, we are eternally grateful; as God loved us so dearly as to send his own son, we love Him back.  There is shame, for our imperfection; gratefulness, for Jesus' mercy; and love, for the love that was first shown to us.  Who is here so pitiful, that he would not attach meaning to his life?  If any, speak, for him have I offended.  Who is here so stone-hearted, as to be unable to love the person who has given him so much?  If any, speak, for him have I offended.  Who is here so emo, that he would prefer to spend eternity in hell?  If any, speak, for him have I offended.  I pause for a reply.

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