A hearty Amen David! Why do I get "excited" about so many meaningless things, and not about something as meaningful as the Gospel.

My first thought was that maybe it was to do with guilt. Maybe we aren't passionate Jesus because it makes those who hear us feel guilty but ... both the passionate conservationist and the passionate Christian both have the same effect on their hearers - guilt! The passionate Christian will make people feel guilty for rebelling against God, and the passionate conservationist will make people feel guilty about how they treat creation.

So I don't know either - maybe it's as "simple" as our own sin. top

thanks for the comments daniel.

i don't know how much it is guilt... but i think maybe it could be more failing to be gripped by the gospel.

we take it too lightly? top

Check out this article:
It's like JFK or Diana for kids: mother

Here is a quote from it...
Daniel, 11, asked: "Why did it have to be Steve Irwin? Why couldn't it be someone older like Sean Connery?" top

"However, what ought to be most striking to the Christian about Steve Irwin was that he (most probably) didn't have his trust in Jesus"

Striking? To me it seemed obvious that he was unfortunately not a Christian. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that 'crikey' is a derogatory term of 'Christ' making such word blasphemy. top

crikey's derogatory? Wow.

Anywho, I think complacency is part of the issues. Because we're already saved, we sometimes think that we don't really have to do anything anymore. We need to realise what hapens to people who don't hear the news, which is what Steve has unfortunately shown us. top

joel... i didn't know that.
thanks.

but do you want to answer the question i raised??

thanks for your thoughts nick. top

found out from jonny b that 'struth' is from God's Truth. top

Good post David. I completely agree. It is terribly sad that Steve probably didn't know God - I pray that his wife and family will find their comfort in God - and come to know him themselves.

I agree about the passion part too - if only we all had that enthusiasm for what is so much more important. top

Back to the basic question: Why do we get so passionate about meaningless things instead of Jesus and how He saved us? I suppose it's because the "meaningless things" are more real to us than Jesus. Why is that? Because we don't know Jesus as we should. Why? Because we don't spend real time and devotion with Him. Do we really seek Him with all of our heart, soul and mind? I have to admit...that I really don't all the time.

As far as "crikey" goes-I didn't have any idea that it was a derogatory term for Christ. I'm an American. We don't say "crikey" over here. I just thought it was an amusing Ausie slang. I guess I'll know now. top

As far as "crikey" goes-I didn't have any idea that it was a derogatory term for Christ. I'm an American. We don't say "crikey" over here. I just thought it was an amusing Ausie slang. I guess I'll know now.

Further questioning about such phrase has lead me nowhere and I may have been mistaken in the first place so please don't take it as fact. top

ok top

check this out http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crikey
and then get back to the discussion at hand... top

Priscilla - I think you may be onto something there. top

maybe (in response to Priscilla's post) it may be that we fail to live by faith. we trsut in that which we can see here and now... the tangible stuff...

but do we fail to see with the eyes of faith? top

I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I heard from somehere that steve irwin gave his heart to the Lord 2 or 3 weeks before he died. Has anyone heard about that?
what do you think? top

hey alan,

it would be great if it were true, but it doesn't seem to be.

A friend has the full run down on it here

the emails that were sent around at the time look to be hoax emails.

peaceout top

Oh I see,
oh man, well hopefully he accepted Christ into his heart at home or something, because his wife Terri was a christian wasn't she? top