The Ultimate Demonstration

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6–8, NIV 1984).

My Musings – Having grown up in the sixties, I am somewhat familiar with demonstrations. – the good, the bad and the ugly. Some legitimate, genuine and sincere, others not so much. The former category (legitimate, genuine and sincere) all have a common denominator: to publicly display feelings or beliefs (often quite passionately) on a particular issue or cause. Through reasoning and providing evidence the intent is to prove the worthiness of the cause, educate the uninformed and/or persuade those with opposing beliefs that they are wrong. It is unfortunate…