Doubters All, Part II
Drama
Lectionary Scenes
56 Vignettes For Cycle C
Theme
Trust Jesus.
Summary
After class, Gerrie and Tommie continue their discussion of Christianity versus other religions. This time they discuss Jesus as Savior, the One who died for us all. This is the second in a four-part series.
Playing Time
3 minutes
Setting
A college campus
Props
Gerrie -- books and a rose
Tommie -- books and a recent newspaper
Costumes
Dress appropriate for professors
Time
The present
Cast
GERRIE
TOMMIE
(TWO FEMALE PROFESSORS WALKING FROM A CLASS)
GERRIE: (CARRYING BOOKS AND A ROSE) How was your class?
TOMMIE: (CARRYING BOOKS AND A RECENT NEWSPAPER) Good. They were really on top of it today. Of course, they have an excellent teacher.
GERRIE: Are you cooking tonight or am I?
TOMMIE: You know I am. It's spaghetti night.
GERRIE: What are you doing tonight? Want to catch a movie?
TOMMIE: No, not tonight. I've got too much studying to do.
GERRIE: Don't we all? Come on. We need to get away from it.
TOMMIE: I have to prepare my lesson for Sunday.
GERRIE: Tommie, don't you think teaching those junior high kids is an overload for you?
TOMMIE: They needed a teacher. I wanted to do it.
GERRIE: What's the use? What if Christianity isn't the only way to God? It isn't the only religion. Don't we all worship the same God?
TOMMIE: People think that, but, no, we don't all worship the same God.
GERRIE: "Many roads thou hast fashioned; all of them lead to the light."
TOMMIE: Who said that?
GERRIE: Kipling.
TOMMIE: Rudyard Kipling? Well, he was mistaken. Eloquent but mistaken. All roads don't lead to the light. Tribal religions have many so-called "gods." Hinduism is pantheistic. Buddhism is atheistic. Islam is unitarian. And Judaism is still seeking their Messiah. Many "roads" but obviously not leading to the same God.
GERRIE: But they all claim to be true.
TOMMIE: Right. Therefore they can't all be true.
GERRIE: That's logical. But that has to include Christianity, as well.
TOMMIE: Fair enough. Other religions claim humans can secure and retain God's favor by correct actions. Christianity doesn't. Remember, we already talked about being born into sin.
GERRIE: Right. Born into slavery, the slavery of sin.
TOMMIE: Right. And humans are totally unable to buy themselves out of that slavery. So, it must take someone else to do it.
GERRIE: I agree. We talked about that. No slave can buy himself out of slavery. There must be someone not a slave to do it.
TOMMIE: The only other person, with enough love to want to do that, must be God.
GERRIE: That makes sense.
TOMMIE: Other religions follow teachings of their founders, people who died. Christianity teaches that Jesus is the Son of God and is alive now.
GERRIE: Your "Savior," right? But he is also human, right?
TOMMIE: Right.
GERRIE: There are myths, pagan myths, about saviors of humankind.
TOMMIE: But a Savior who is God and man and who took on the sins of humankind and died and came back to life and lives forever -- no, for that no religion has a parallel.
GERRIE: Now wait a minute. Just because I enjoy logically working on this doesn't mean I'm accepting what you say.
TOMMIE: Gerrie, I know that. Look at that rose. Could people, no matter how intelligent, have constructed such a beauty?
GERRIE: No. I know you're on the right track. The beauty of a rose is something beyond humankind.
TOMMIE: And the beauty of our friendship.
GERRIE: You're right. I think I'll just stay home tonight. Maybe I can help you with your Sunday school lesson.
Trust Jesus.
Summary
After class, Gerrie and Tommie continue their discussion of Christianity versus other religions. This time they discuss Jesus as Savior, the One who died for us all. This is the second in a four-part series.
Playing Time
3 minutes
Setting
A college campus
Props
Gerrie -- books and a rose
Tommie -- books and a recent newspaper
Costumes
Dress appropriate for professors
Time
The present
Cast
GERRIE
TOMMIE
(TWO FEMALE PROFESSORS WALKING FROM A CLASS)
GERRIE: (CARRYING BOOKS AND A ROSE) How was your class?
TOMMIE: (CARRYING BOOKS AND A RECENT NEWSPAPER) Good. They were really on top of it today. Of course, they have an excellent teacher.
GERRIE: Are you cooking tonight or am I?
TOMMIE: You know I am. It's spaghetti night.
GERRIE: What are you doing tonight? Want to catch a movie?
TOMMIE: No, not tonight. I've got too much studying to do.
GERRIE: Don't we all? Come on. We need to get away from it.
TOMMIE: I have to prepare my lesson for Sunday.
GERRIE: Tommie, don't you think teaching those junior high kids is an overload for you?
TOMMIE: They needed a teacher. I wanted to do it.
GERRIE: What's the use? What if Christianity isn't the only way to God? It isn't the only religion. Don't we all worship the same God?
TOMMIE: People think that, but, no, we don't all worship the same God.
GERRIE: "Many roads thou hast fashioned; all of them lead to the light."
TOMMIE: Who said that?
GERRIE: Kipling.
TOMMIE: Rudyard Kipling? Well, he was mistaken. Eloquent but mistaken. All roads don't lead to the light. Tribal religions have many so-called "gods." Hinduism is pantheistic. Buddhism is atheistic. Islam is unitarian. And Judaism is still seeking their Messiah. Many "roads" but obviously not leading to the same God.
GERRIE: But they all claim to be true.
TOMMIE: Right. Therefore they can't all be true.
GERRIE: That's logical. But that has to include Christianity, as well.
TOMMIE: Fair enough. Other religions claim humans can secure and retain God's favor by correct actions. Christianity doesn't. Remember, we already talked about being born into sin.
GERRIE: Right. Born into slavery, the slavery of sin.
TOMMIE: Right. And humans are totally unable to buy themselves out of that slavery. So, it must take someone else to do it.
GERRIE: I agree. We talked about that. No slave can buy himself out of slavery. There must be someone not a slave to do it.
TOMMIE: The only other person, with enough love to want to do that, must be God.
GERRIE: That makes sense.
TOMMIE: Other religions follow teachings of their founders, people who died. Christianity teaches that Jesus is the Son of God and is alive now.
GERRIE: Your "Savior," right? But he is also human, right?
TOMMIE: Right.
GERRIE: There are myths, pagan myths, about saviors of humankind.
TOMMIE: But a Savior who is God and man and who took on the sins of humankind and died and came back to life and lives forever -- no, for that no religion has a parallel.
GERRIE: Now wait a minute. Just because I enjoy logically working on this doesn't mean I'm accepting what you say.
TOMMIE: Gerrie, I know that. Look at that rose. Could people, no matter how intelligent, have constructed such a beauty?
GERRIE: No. I know you're on the right track. The beauty of a rose is something beyond humankind.
TOMMIE: And the beauty of our friendship.
GERRIE: You're right. I think I'll just stay home tonight. Maybe I can help you with your Sunday school lesson.
