Christian MP: ‘A life in Christ is the most wonderful thing’
from The Christian Institute:
Ahead of Easter, a Christian MP has highlighted the importance of the Christian faith to the spiritual life of the UK, and implored his fellow MPs to do “much more” to promote Christianity in society.
Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, said: “We celebrate on Easter Sunday the resurrection of Christ, giving us not just a God, but a living God to believe in, to worship, to help us and to make us right with Him, with the promise of eternal life. What a wonderful gift.”
He explained that “much of our heritage is woven in our historical Christian past, and it is therefore extremely important not just to this place but to our nation as a whole”.
Selfish nature
Mr Fletcher spent time reflecting on what it means to be British, and said we owe a lot to our Christian way of life, which has enabled us to live in freedom, but added that Christianity is about more than that, explaining: “It is about a life with Jesus and what that life offers, not just to the individual but to society as a whole.”
He continued: “Sadly, when mankind removes God from the equation, mankind resorts to its base nature. Man’s base nature is not what we think it should be — it is not good.
“Watching two infants play, we often see them snatch and not want to share. We must admit that we are all born at least a little selfish, if nothing worse, which is the start — the start of a life that can often lead to things going drastically wrong without correction.
“If the teachings of the Christian way of life are slowly eroded, which I believe they have been, I am afraid that each generation will fall further away from our God. Life can and will definitely get worse for us all.”
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