Christianity David Mier and The Idea of Grace Essay

GRACE ALONE In this bible talk, David Mier focuses on the idea of grace and â€Å"Why it is worth fighting for.† He starts off referring to the well-known historical figure, Martin Luther, whose ninety-five theses were a key catalyst in the reformation and schism of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16-century. He goes on to say how within these were complaints that the Catholic Church had strayed from the scriptures, how they were focusing too much on deeds or religious works and not on grace. He argues against this idea, stating that grace is the only way to be saved. David Miers largely bases his talk around the idea of humans being helpless without the hand (or grace) of God. He talks at length on how we cannot save ourselves and he†¦show more content†¦In other words, this part of the argument may be reliable to some, but the way it is presented to the audience negates that. On the other hand, the example of Martin Luther at the beginning of the speech provides a historical event well known to both Christians and non-Christians, which supports and strengthens the argument from quite early on in the speech. Bringing it back at the end with the idea of constantly reforming yourself encourages the listener and can convince people to be open minded and listen, even if they don’t agree. How this relates to me. At this point in time I’m not entirely sure what to believe in, which makes it hard to judge this speech. One of the problems that I find with Christianity is there seems to be a different version from every person I meet, which makes it hard to know whether to believe in Catholicism or Protestantism or Anglicanism. They all have a similar theme of Jesus and having faith in God, yet there is discrepancy between these versions of God should I have faith in. This speech seems to be lacking a certain element of explanation towards this problem, in fact the speaker David Miers makes it clear to the audience in his speech and in the comments below on his website that he is