What do you need for faith ?

The World This Hour on CBC Radio at 3:00pm on Wednesday November 15 reported the following four items:

1. From Vancouver at the Peacekeeping conference . The Prime Minister is committing Canada to money and resources. Unclear how many soldiers will serve.
2. There had been violence in Zimbabwe. It is not a coup , but Prime Minister Mugabe is under house arrest.
3. The Toronto constable, who was convicted of killing a man on a subway, has been rearrested because of parole violations.
4. NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, is not in favour of the hydro-electric project at First Nations Muskrat Falls.

Dzintars Cers then signed off saying that “ this is the World at this Hour.”

SportsNet reporters Carli Agro and Caroline Cameron talk about the five things that we need to know at 6:00 am on Thursday November 16.

1. Detroit / Calgary in hockey brawl.
2. Big Easy Raptor win in New Orleans.

      3)   Austin Matthews on the ice again. Will he play tonight ?

3. Elliot withdraws appeal of suspension. Willl not play till December 23rd.
4. Pitcher Perfect – Cy Young Award winners announced today.

What am I to do with these two lists ? And who decided in both newsrooms that this is the news that I will receive at this hour of the day  ? These reports happen every day, and I am to be a better person because I watch the news and sports ?

If you are a Christian, what do you need to know and believe for your faith today ? How many Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments do you need to memorize to be able to act out your Christian life ? The Flood, or the Exile or Passover ?

For example, is the creation story of Adam and Eve necessary for your faith ? And what role does it play in the faith as a everyday human being. Some people believe it to be a “fable” that tells an important story of taking care of our world today. Some people believe a true story of how all of our world began. So, it can be a fundamental story to two people who see the story in different ways. How do you read the story ?

As a follower of Jesus Christ, if you are, what are those things you need from words of Jesus to live your life to the fullest, and with the greatest integrity ? We can look to the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew chapter five, or from the last seven sentences from the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

One of those last seven sentences is , “ Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.” ( Luke 23:34 ). This is the Gospel at its most basic. This does not make it easy, but we are to forgive people for what they do to us in our daily lives. Sometimes, it takes days, years to come to a place to forgive. It is not easy, but it is fundamental to the Christian life. Jesus gives us these words, when they are killing him on the cross.

What are the five things that you need to know about your Christian life… 1)  2)  3) 4) 5) ??