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Simple Faith ...

Monday, March 11, 2013. Can faith be simple? Can life be simple? Today we live in a fairly complex world. All the things we use and do day by day are not simple. They might be simple to use, though. But even that is not always the case. If life is complex, can faith be simple?

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Simplicity Reviewed …

Let us briefly review our idea of simplicity! Sometimes, simplicity is thought to be a sign of missing intelligence or insight. That is one line of interpretation. The simple are those who do not understand the full complexity of something. Often, simplicity is thought to be dumb or dull. Do you want to be dull? Do you want to be stupid?

But then, we have the area of brilliance. We have simple designs, which excite the masses. The simple is the brilliant. The simpler, the better - that often applies to products, to shapes, to design. But it also applies to marketing. When you come up with a very simple but clear sentence, carrying your message, then you win.

Simplicity can be a positive quality. It can be great - if it is the right type of simplicity. It is not that simplicity by itself would be desired. If it is simple, but boring, then we do not search it. If it is simple, but wrong, what do we want with it?

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Faith made Simple …

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The words about simplicity also apply to faith. Jesus wanted to make faith simple. “Just believe in God, and believe in me!” He put things into simple stories. He came up with great images, with fantastic ideas which have moved people for 2000 years. The parables about the kingdom of God - they contain just ordinary situations, but can be easily memorized and their meaning is simple to grasp - when you have entered the realm of faith!

Who does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, cannot enter it! Jesus made clear that faith is not only for those which a complex mind, but for everyone. It is in particular there for kids, for the old, for those who cannot do things alone. Who could never do it, cannot do it yet or not any more. God is taking care of those, who cannot help themselves. Just come to him, just pray to him, just call on the name of the Lord!

Of course, faith as a whole is complex. The bible is a thick book which covers many thousand years of history, with complex relationships between the different texts. It is worth studying for years and decades, and every time you open it you will find new treasures hidden within! But faith itself is simple as well. It is so simple that everyone can enter, everyone who opens his heart for the Lord. Come! Come to Jesus! Come and see! (Roland Potthast) ... more texts

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