in the Eye
by j. Richard Chase
Christ are not, in the final sense, left to man for his analysis and evaluation. Nevertheless, the practical point can be made. People see things differently — even Christian peo ple. A murderer is a criminal to be cursed, or a soul behind bars in needs of a Savior. A radical stu dent who destroys property and disrupts classes is damned by some while others pray and search for ways to reach him for Christ. I believe that discipline, correc tive action, and the full weight of
The literary critic, I. A. Richards, writes that "We are accustomed to say that a picture is beautiful, in stead of saying that it causes an experience in us which is valuable in certain ways." There is, howev er, a danger in this concept. It can lead us to the point where there are no absolutes — where there is nothing that is intrinsically of value or beauty in and of itself. The Bible indicates to me that such aspects of the Christian life as the reality of Christ's resurrection, the new birth, and the coming of
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