“But I love the idea of the Sacrificial Lamb. I love the idea that God says: Look, you cretins, there are certain results to the way we are, to selfishness, and there’s a mortality as part of your very sinful nature, and, let’s face it, you’re not living a very good life, are you? There are consequences to actions. The point of the death of Christ is that Christ took on the sins of the world, so that what we put out did not come back to us, and that our sinful nature does not reap the obvious death. That’s the point. It should keep us humbled . It’s not our own good works that get us through the gates of heaven.” – Bono
If you have ever wondered, as I have, where Bono really stands in his faith and what he truly believes, you need to read this interview exchange between Bono and a music journalist named Michka Assayas. He is very clear, and right on I believe, about the difference between “religion” and having a personal relationship with your Savior. I always thought he was in the “God is love and that’s all that matters” and “my understanding of God is more important than what the Bible says” camp, but he really gets God’s plan of salvation and speaks the gospel clearly and eloquently – fabulous!
And best of all he uses his faith and his position to spread the love of God throughout the world in real and powerful ways, especially in the Third World. Read the interview all the way through – the ending is really good. And I love the way he deals with the difference between relying on karma and relying on grace. I think I need to read this book…
Read the full interview here: Bono on Jesus.
