Law vs. Gospel

Rev. Borghardt's Sermon

    Christ is mentioned about 37 times.

     The verbs Borghart mentions Christ doing are: makes us holy, was slain, took on our sin, died for us on the cross, lives again, died our death, rose, now reigns, put on our flesh and blood, took on our dieing, makes us alive to die no more, set us apart, put His holy name on our forehead, wants us, makes this a place of blessing, is with God, reigns on the throne with the Father, died for us, lives for us, and reigns for us!

The theme found in Rev. Borghardt's sermon is the complete opposite of that found in Jonathan Edward’s sermon. Edward’s whole message declares that those who are not part of God’s grace will face His wrath and be damned to hell. His law filled sermon only mentions salvation through Christ twice at the end. Borghardt’s point is much different in that he preaches mostly the Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. His main points are that Jesus has done everything for us and all who believe in Jesus will live for eternity with all the saints in heaven.

Law Loosened

     The state of Michigan might change the law regarding items hanging from rearview mirrors and allow small objects to dangle. Many people are unaware that this law even exists and policemen do not enforce it.

      "Unless it's large and an obvious obstruction, it's just silly for police to pull somebody over for that. People aren't hurting anybody and they're not causing any danger." I like this quote because he makes a good point in saying it's not hurting anyone to hang a small object from your rearview mirror. Police should worry more about distractions such as texting or putting on makeup while driving because these actions are very dangerous and more likely to cause crashes than simply having something dangle from your rearview mirror. 

     I agree with this ban because I was unaware that this law even existed, until I read this article, and feel that if Michigan has that law they should make sure people know about it and enforce it. Also I see no harm in hanging prayer beads, or whatever it may be, from your rearview mirror.

It's not always about race

    Mitch Albom wrote this article about Lebron James to point out that reporters should not ask the question regarding whether race played a role in certain decisions. I agree with Albom and think he makes a very good point about the fact that race does not come up when good things happen like James being voted MVP, but as soon as something goes wrong ,whether or not race had a role in why it happend, is the first question asked. Albom also makes a good point about James' big ego. Race disregarded, anyone who makes a TV special about deciding to switch teams and phrases their choice in the way James did, has a very big ego. Albom concludes by saying Lebron's ratings have drastically dropped. This is not due solely to white people disliking him, in the same way that his popularity was not just black fans. I agree that the question about race should not be brought up when it does not have to be.