Expressions of Knowledge and Love

Proposal/Fireseed Anthology/Introducing others to Christ

“Alan said he was a big man, full of life, who listened without shifting his eyes. Alan asked a few questions. I don’t know what they were, but as a final question he asked Dr. Bright what Jesus meant to him. Alan said Dr. Bright could not answer the question. He said Dr. Bright just started to cry. He sat there in his big chair behind his desk and wept.”

Donald Miller, Blue Like Jazz

Bill Bright knew Jesus personally, he loved Jesus and he wanted others to know and love Jesus…and experience the love Christ has for them. He prayerfully found a way to express the gospel to his generation. He spoke the heart language of the culture at the time.

Can you imagine if there were only one love song in the world? Only one newspaper, one synoptic gospel? What if there were only one guy who got to paint a painting to express his love for the beauty of God’s creation? What if we told all little children…better not to sing your song…you might hit the notes wrong, best to leave it to your uncle Bob.

I think we miss an important part of knowing Jesus in a deeper way when we do not form our own words to express who Christ is, our love for Him, and what it is to know Him. Often, many “Christians” may not realize that they in fact do not know Christ because they are able to parrot and sing so much of others understandings and expressions of personal experience.