Reality is reliable. We can depend on the reality of his love for us. His love for us is the rock on which the wise build their lives. Whom shall we fear? Of whom shall we be afraid? Will our almighty lover ever let us down? Will he ever disappoint?
To neutralize the the serpent’s anti-God propaganda, Jesus commandeered a cross - the instrument of our woe - and repurposed it to offer us a contradiction.
Armageddon is here and now. We are not fighting for something in the hereafter. The battle is now. Now is the time to join Jesus in the scrum at the line of scrimmage in the Valley of Tears facing off against Evil toe to toe, cheek to jowl. Christianity is not a sport for spectators. Christians partake in the fray.
We contributed torture, suffering, killing and death to the boiling pot of his baptism. He contributed forgiveness. Into the boiling pot of his baptism, he poured in the sweet syrup of love. His contribution diluted the toxicity of the Valley of Tears in the same way that sugar cubes dilutes the bitterness of a cup of bad coffee.
