Christianity
is not an invitation to become a moral person.
It has a powerful effect upon our lives, but when transformation comes,
it is always the after-effect of something at the level of our hearts.
At
its core, Christianity begins with an invitation to desire. During Jesus' ministry, He came along and
started appealing to desire.
To
the weary, Jesus speaks of rest. To the
thirsty, of living water. To the lost,
He speaks of finding your way. Jesus
takes people back to their desires.
"Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and
the door will be opened to you" (Matthew 7:7).
Jesus
provokes desire; He awakens it; He heightens it. When the religious watchdogs accused Him of
heresy, He says, "Not at all. This
is the invitation God has been sending all along."
--
John Edlredge in The Journey of Desire
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