Three little letters can spark a big discussion. It happened again for us the other day, while playing online at National League of Poker. Follow the chat, after we won a big pot....
Dealer: flopblogger wins Main Pot ($1980) with Flush, queen high
Me: PTL
yourmama: what the h**l is ptl
Me: Glad you asked. Praise the Lord.
Me: Is Jesus your Lord?
Oooo -- for a change, we pushed all-in right away! In an era which features "The Lord of the Rings" and other similar stuff, we specified which one we meant. So did Peter on a legendary day of Pentecost.
"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." (Acts 2:36) The chat continues:
Dealer: yourmama wins Main Pot ($1000)
yourmama: no i am a alienologist
Me: So mysterious things are out there somewhere?!
yourmama: we are here arent we
Me: Yeah, we can all be mysterious. ;-)
vegasmon: its all a mystery to me
We took the discussion in this direction because God's Word refers to several mysteries. Paul even refers to "the mystery of Christ" in Ephesians 3:4.
"This mystery," he writes, "is that through the Gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus." (Eph. 3:6)
When Jesus was on Earth, some people thought salvation was available only to Jews. The Lord made clear it can be gained by all who truly believe in Him.
The discussion builds from here. More in a future post....
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