CRU Update

Sometimes there is a world of difference between how things seem to be and how things are. A helpful example is the Titanic on its first voyage in 1912. Passengers on the top deck of the huge ship felt three small bumps while ice spilled all over the deck. The men picked it up and created snowballs, throwing them at each other. Meanwhile, water gushed into the bow of the ship, and it sunk within a sinister three hours. The question the Bible poses is like this analogy; what do we think about ourselves? Are we like the men on the top deck, who view ourselves as good people, or do we know the truth about our sins? 

 At CRU last week, we examined Mark 8:31 as part four of our ongoing ‘Christianity Explored’ course. Jesus tells his disciples that he must suffer many things, be rejected, killed, and then raised back to life. His reason? He needed to be the ultimate lifeboat for all humans. His death opened the only way to salvation for the good and the bad. If the reality of sin in our hearts is as terrible as the Bible tells us, the only hope offered is found on the cross of Jesus and his forgiveness. Let us all consider the importance of Jesus’ death and what it means for all of us.  

 I encourage you to come along as we finish this course and discover the heart of what Christianity is really all about. 

Nathaniel Robertson 
11 GR3