Monday, August 8, 2011

About Christ the Skateboarder

Christ the Skateboarder is not really a person, but rather a metaphor. The apostle Paul writes of a mystery which has been revealed. That mystery is beyond awesome to fathom and yet as close to all of us as our very hearts are (1Co 2:7 ...hidden in silence for timeless ages; the mystery which God had planned with accurate precision: the glory we lost in Adam would be restored again in Christ!) What a wondrous notion that before Adam fell Jesus rose! It's a shame that mainstream Christianity has effectively belittled and ridiculed the fantastic tale of mankind's redemption by making it a mere religious matter, and a judgemental one at that. Religion will always include some form of hierarchical mediator-ship to God. With this model there are effectively two types of individuals, those that need a mediator because of self condemnation and those that mediates because of exactly the same reason. The truth of mankind's incarnation is that we don't need superstar pastors with "wow moment" one liners. There is no distance between man and God except maybe that which religious Christianity has created. In that sense anything or anyone playing the part of mediator is very much an anti-Christ.  The letter of Paul to the Romans amongst others, explains mankind's position relative to God beautifully. Romans 8:29:  "He pre-designed and engineered us from the start to be jointly fashioned in the same mould and image of His son according to the exact blueprint of His thought. We see the original and intended pattern of our lives preserved in His Son; He is the firstborn from the same womb that reveals our genesis. He confirms that we are the invention of God." (MirrorWord Translation)

Christ the Skateboarder represents every single individual which has been justified in Christ, namely all of mankind. (Rom 4:25 - Our sins resulted in His death; our innocence resulted in His resurrection). Christ the Skateboarder represents you and Christ in you, and Christ the Skateboarder represents every individual who will not be stereo typed while at the same time finds opportunity, timely and untimely, to declare their love and immortal devotion to God their king. After all has been said and done, if you still don't believe, you need to understand that mankind's belief system is irrelevant. It's God's belief system in mankind which matters. Stick around. You might find something you like.

Love

Elmer Botha

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