A young man, probably in his early twenties, stumbles into the emergency room and falls to the floor. He has just been inflicted with a life threatening emergency and if he doesn't deal with it fast, he will die. His injury is very visible and painful - as made evident by his moans. The gasps and sudden awes of the other patients adds to the fact that this young man is in dire need of assistance. Moms are shielding the eyes of their children, even grown men are turning away in disgust. Others begin silently praying for him. The nurses are frantically searching for gauze and other medical items that will help this young man recover. Even the non-medical personal are trying to do what they can to help. It is around this time that a suave almost seductive looking doctor glides his way into the emergency room. He is a very unique doctor. He is well dressed and properly groomed. He looks like something out of a dream, it's almost as if he is to good to be true. His smile if infectious, his presence is overwhelming for some. The eyes of the other patients gleam with excitement at his very presence. The look on their face changes from horror to hope. The doctor pays little mind to the injured young man, he just smiles and waves at the other patients. The doctor finally acknowledges the young man and begins to assess him. He goes down a list of questions that have very little do to with the extent of his injury. In extreme pain, the young man pleads for the doctors help. The nurses and other patients look on anxiously. What happens next is mind-blowing. The doctor tells the young man that he see absolutely nothing wrong with him, not one single thing. The young man looks puzzled and even some of the nurses look at each other with a questioning look. Others appear to be agreeing with the doctor. One nurse who tries to intervene with the reality of the young man's situation is quickly quieted by others who are siding with the doctor. The young man questions the doctor's diagnosis. The doctor replies that these type of things are not his calling and that he chooses to focus only on the good of the situation. The nurse again tries to voice the reality of the situation, she screams out to the young man that he should go to another doctor but her voice is drowned out by the those who are giving sudden praise for the doctor's unique diagnosis. The young man presses further and makes note that it is obvious that he will die if not treated properly. The doctor replies in a calm and formal manner and says that he makes no judgments on what injuries he has or had in the past. The doctor again continues about how he looks for the good in his patients, he even states that the man should be happy that he still has his hair combed and that his shoes are not dirty by all the blood. The young man, drawn in by the appealing outlook of the doctor, begins to agree. Everyone seems happy and content that the doctor has healed the man despite an injury that is very noticeable. The young man tries to get up and in a fit of an emotional high is able to walk quite a distance but eventually succumbs to his reality of his injuries and dies. The doctor looks at the young man with a faint smile and then turns and goes about his day, content and proud that he did his job. The young man, now dead, was never healed, never made whole and will never be complete.
Sadly this story is true in every way imaginable, symbolically speaking of course. The doctor represents a particular breed of pastors and preachers and Christians for that matter who will neglect to address the sinfulness of man and the addiction in their hearts. They instead believe that by focusing on only the good - that it will erase or cancel out the bad. Not true and totally unbiblical. To be truly healed and completely forgiven, acknowledging ones sinfulness before God is a prerequisite to Biblical salvation. Perhaps more on this in another post.
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