A friend\u2019s recent successful heart transplant caused the resurfacing of an old question.\u00a0 Many years ago, when my daughter was a little girl watching the evening news with me, there was a report of a heart transplant at a nearby hospital. Danna asked, \u201cDaddy, now that he has a new heart, does he need to invite Jesus into it too?\u201d\u00a0 Good question, based on inadequate terminology.\u00a0 What if a Christian gets a transplant from a non-Christian?\u00a0 Do they need to make a new decision? If indeed, we only invite Jesus into our heart, what if a non-Christian gets a transplant from a Christian? Does that make them a Christian?\u00a0 Perhaps we need to match our terminology with our theology.\u00a0 Salvation comes when we invite Jesus into our entire life, not just into the pump organ for our blood.\u00a0 Paul encourages folks to be, \u201ctransformed by the renewing of your mind\u201d (Romans 12:2). \u00a0Maybe it\u2019s not an issue worthy of discussion, but old professors are experienced at asking thought provoking questions, so here\u2019s another one.\u00a0 What think ye?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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