Waarom slechte mensen goede dingen doen

Mark Driscoll - die zichzelf omschrijft als "a nobody trying to tell everybody about Somebody" - heeft een column over geloof gekregen in The Washington Post.

Bij zijn 2e bijdrage was de vraag: "waarom doen slechte mensen goede dingen?"
Hier lees je Driscolls antwoord. Tipje van de sluier: Imago Dei.

Nog een fragment:

Only by seeing ourselves between God and the animals can we have both our humility and dignity; there alone are we in the right place--the place God intended for us at creation. By noting our position under God as created beings, we should remain humble toward and dependent upon God. By noting our position in dominion over the rest of creation, we should embrace our dignity as morally superior to animals with moral responsibilities as God's image bearers.

It is vitally important that we know that our place is between God and the rest of creation. In fact, our English word human derives its meaning from the same Latin root word as humility, which means "knowing your place." From that place, we can image God well.

Voor al Driscolls columns in The Washington Post klik je hier.