Batman: Driven By Guilt or Grace?

Romans 5:1-11, 8:1-2

Sometimes on our journey of Faith, we let other things get between us and God. Sometimes it's not things so much as it is ideas and attitudes. Sometimes it’s just our emotions. The point is, we let other stuff get between us and God.

Usually it's just our own selfish pride. But whatever it is, it blocks us from receiving the full extent of God's Grace. It's like going to a banquet in our honor, being told that all our favorite dishes have been prepared just the way we like them and then choosing to eat oatmeal because we don't like the tablecloth or because we don't think we deserve anything but oatmeal.

If you've ever read Batman comics or seen the most recent movies which delve into the back story of what drives Batman, you know that he is possessed with both guilt and rage over his parents' deaths. That's what drives him. So, what Spiritual Truths, can we learn from the Dark Knight? What can Batman teach us today? 

Tomorrow we will look at two passages of Scripture, both from the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans.

Questions to Ponder:

• Are you letting anything come between you and God?

• What about our ideas and attitudes?

• What about our emotions?

• Are you in guilt and rage about anything?

• What drives you?

In His Service,
Terry Phillips