The Bacchanal and the Communion Table
Why look for life where there is no life at all?
Written By: David F. Watson
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“Whenever we look upon the darkness of this world, we should sense again the urgency of evangelism. God calls us to invite people into this upside-down kingdom we inhabit. He calls us to lead them from the bacchanal to the communion table, to demonstrate the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Gospel. The bacchanal is undoubtedly fun for a time, but there is no life there. To paraphrase Augustine, it is part of the human condition to look for life in a land of death. But as Peter said to Jesus when many had left scandalized, “You have the words of eternal life” (John 6:68). So he does. And thus so do we.”
Four alls of Wesleyan Theology:
All need to be saved .
All can be saved.
All can know they are saved.
All can be saved to the uttermost.