The Christian Game
March 12, 2012
The Subtitle to this game is “Which Way?”
I’m assuming the unspoken end to the question “Which Way?” is “do I eliminate all of the fun from my next dinner party?”
The Christian Game: Putting the ‘bored’ in board game…
Just in case, for some reason, this looks like something you would want to order, you can go here.
No sola fide get-out-of-hell-free cards? Well, Martin Luther’s rolling in his grave.
I found the card: Col 1:13. It was the Father who sprang us from the jailhouse of darkness, and turned us loose in the new world of his beloved Son, through whom we got our pardon, the forgiveness of our crimes. He is a perfect photo of the Unseen God, and has got it over everything that ever was made, because he’s the reason everything was put together, whether it’s in heaven or on earth, whether seen or unseen, whether sitting on thrones or governors’ chairs, on judges’ benches or in sheriffs’ offices. Through him and for him the whole business has been put together. He’s the starting point of everything, and he’s got it all in the palm of his hand. Too, he is the boss of the body, his church. He is the source, the originator of the resurrection. The result is that he’s tops any way you look at it. In him God put all his eggs in one basket and showed, through him, that he was friendly towards everybody. Indeed, by the blood shed at his lynching he brought about peace with all, both on the earth and in heaven.
On the flipside, it sounds like if you play badly, the devil will “consume you in sin,” which could be a lot of fun!
No you forgot about the Grace Card.
Romans 8:31. How, then, shall we respond to all this? If God is rootin’ for us, who can win over us? If he didn’t hold back his own Son, but put him in the game for us all, won’t he even more gladly, in addition to his Son, equip us with all we need to win the game?
“Just like whatever’s-the-latest-party-game, Except CHRISTIAN(TM)!”?
Monopoly/Trivial Pursuit for the Church Lady set?
From the game room closet of the Flanders family, except for real?
Bible Study Guide/Training Aid?
Latest bait-and-switch method to sneak a salvation message over on those Heathen? (“Let’s play a game!”)
I’ve seen a lot of similar over the years, usually justified by the last two of the above.