Lost in a Paradox

The history of modern times is the history of
how our culture has tried to replace its Judeo-
Christian roots. The German philosopher
Nietzsche rightly perceived that the most likely
candidate would be what he called the “Will to
Power.” In place of religious belief, there will be
secular ideology. This “secular ideology” has
been manifested in everything from commercials
on televisions to the surrogate messiahs—like
Stalin and Hitler—uninhibited by any religious
sanctions and with an unappeasable appetite for
controlling humankind. To a Christian, though,
reality is Christ. We are not in free-fall—as
Nietzsche concludes—we are held in the palm of
His hand! I understand now why Galatians 2:20
has had such a strong pull on my life: for it is at
the Cross where I find hope and new life. I am
forever captured in this paradox.

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