BACK FREEGIFT 4'?m2f Salvation by grace vs works, legalism, sabbath AMY -- (enters, begins crossing) LIZ -- (follows carrying gift with large colorful bow) Amy. AMY -- (stops turns) Huh? Oh, hi Liz. What you got there? LIZ -- It's for you. Happy birthday. AMY -- Oh, wow! I've been so busy lately I forgot today is my birthday! (takes box) Oh, look! It's just what I wanted! It's the exact model and everything! LIZ -- I know. I asked around. AMY -- (digs in pocket, pulls out money, offers it) Here, let me pay you for it. LIZ -- Pay me for it?! AMY -- Yes. Here. LIZ -- No. It's a gift. AMY -- I know and it's just what I wanted. Here, take the money. Twenty bucks should cover the cost. LIZ -- You can't be serious. AMY -- Why not? LIZ -- Well, it's a gift! You don't pay someone when they give you a gift. AMY -- You're trying to pay for your gift. Why shouldn't I? LIZ -- No, I didn't! AMY -- Yes, you did. LIZ -- I never in my life offered to pay someone when they gave me a gift! AMY -- Sure you did. LIZ -- When? AMY -- Jesus gave you the gift of salvation last year. And this year, you're acting as if you have to pay him for the gift. LIZ -- Oh. You're talking about my new church. AMY -- Yes. LIZ -- Well, just because YOU don't keep the sabbath and the dietary laws doesn't mean I shouldn't. AMY -- What would happen if you ate pork or worshipped on Sunday? LIZ -- I would never do that! AMY -- But what if you did? LIZ -- I would lose my salvation. AMY -- So, you think that salvation was NOT a gift of God as the Bible says. LIZ -- Well, yes. I suppose it is a gift. But.... AMY -- But you think you've got to pay for the gift by keeping the law. LIZ -- Yes. No. Yes. AMY -- Which is it? LIZ -- I don't know. All I know is that my church says people who don't keep the sabbath and the dietary laws are lost. AMY -- Even though Jesus gave them the gift of salvation. LIZ -- Yes. I think. AMY -- How did you feel just now when I offered to pay for the gift you gave me? LIZ -- I was insulted! AMY -- Don't you think that God is insulted when you try to pay for salvation by keeping the law? LIZ -- It's not the same thing. AMY -- Why not? LIZ -- Well, God commanded his people to keep the sabbath and the dietary laws. AMY -- Wrong. LIZ -- Wrong?! AMY -- God commanded the JEWS to keep the sabbath and the dietary laws. Neither Jesus nor his disciples commanded the Sabbath in the New Testament. LIZ -- They didn't? Well, I'm sure they did. Didn't they? AMY -- Let's assume for the sake of argument I'm misinterpreting the Bible and that we ARE required to keep those laws. Then, not keeping those laws would be a sin, right? LIZ -- That's what I've been trying to tell you! AMY -- So, when Christ died for your sins, how many of your sins did he die for? LIZ -- All of them. But... AMY -- But, when the Book of Hebrews says Christ died once for all, the author made a mistake. What he SHOULD have said is "Christ died once for all sins.... except for the sins of the Sabbath and the dietary laws." LIZ -- Well, you can't just violate the sabbath! AMY -- Let's say for the sake of argument that my interpretation of the Bible is correct, that the sabbath day was meant to be merely a foreshadow of rest in Christ. If we continue to worship the sabbath DAY instead of the sabbath PERSON,... LIZ -- We don't WORSHIP the sabbath! Wait. You don't think I'm guilty of idolatry, do you? AMY -- If you trust the sabbath to save you instead of Jesus, what do you think? LIZ -- It looks like it's one or the other doesn't it? AMY -- That's the way it looks to me. (offers money) Are you sure you won't take payment for your gift? LIZ -- (exiting) Don't be insulting! It's not a gift if you have to pay for it. I'll see you in church on Sunday. AMY -- (follows) Sunday?! ©2007 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.fea.net/bobsnook email: bobsnook@fea.net BACK |