What Think Ye Of Christ?

As an avid reader of mysteries, I’ve somehow missed Dorothy Sayers. Perhaps it was timing – her mysteries are older than I am for the most part – yet I found Agatha Christie. Perhaps it was location – her books were England based – yet I found Ngiao Marsh.

The wonderful thing about the written word is that it lasts, and pops up sometimes when we’re ready to read it. This week I was introduced to Dorothy Sayers (Wikipedia has an article on her life and works if you’re interested) through a specific writing: “The Greatest Drama Ever Staged.”

And I enjoyed it.

She says, “The plot pivots upon a single character, and the whole action is the answer to a single central problem: What think ye of Christ?”

From His birth, that question is foremost. We all face it along the way. Some laugh, some with joy; some with derision. Some cry, some with release; some in pain. Atheists speak of Him, Christians worship Him, Muslims think He was a great prophet. No one ignores Him.

Sayer’s recognized “Possibly we might prefer not to take this tale too seriously—there are disquieting points about it.” She is so right! Everyone finds something disquieting about facing Christ. Some find it so disquieting that that they move away from Him. They cannot know the peace that coming close to Him brings.

She continued “We have very efficiently pared the claws of the Lion of Judah, certified him ‘meek and mild,’ and recommended him as a fitting household pet for pale curates and pious old ladies.” She, instead, sees a dynamic firebrand that so changed lives around Him that He was put to death for doing so.

The entire article can be found at: Kendall Presbytarian Church Site

What a mystery! What a revelation! What a wonderful way to be reminded that God has so much more in store for us than we can possible understand.

And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: (Mark 4:11 KJV)

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. (Romans 11:25 KJV)

This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:32 KJV)

Come join us in studying this great mystery!