Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian in New York, met with reporters from the major newspapers of New York who asked him why people would ever bother going to church or considering Christianity or listening to him preach. These were his answers:
In Christ you get a meaning in life that suffering can’t take away
In Christ you have an identity that won’t crush you
In Christ you have an identity so you don’t look down on other people and you’re open to difference
In Christ you get the experience of love that you can’t lose
In Christ you get a view of sex that doesn’t lead to loneliness
In Christ you have a view of hope that doesn’t disappoint
In Christ you have a basis for social justice that’s consistent but doesn’t turn you into an oppressor
This is the truth of the gospel, isn’t it?! It’s all in Jesus. He is our hope and meaning and identity and life. That’s why we grow followers of Jesus!