Theology of Last War: Legendary Ones

This is not an advertisement for this mobile phone app game.  I’d recommend people to stay away.  But for the past few weeks I have been playing this game and do very much enjoy it.  It kind of reminds me of the real world.  After all it is a game built upon real people coming together forming alliances, helping each other out, and attacking other rival alliances. 
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This game is kind of like the real world.  Plenty of nice people, but also plenty of troublemakers, plenty of honorable folks, and many bullies.  There is a community, there are alliances, and sometimes we have good relationships with some alliances and others not so much.  There is a justice system in place in the case that a player is upsetting someone.

Just like the real world, to find any kind of success, we need to work together, focus on our tasks, and achieve victory together.  We all must have good communication and work together.  In this game, you cannot find success alone. 

When people do not get along, because of alliance power, or alliance affiliation or the breaking of agreed amount rules, chaos can erupt.  So… sort of like our world, right?

So, this game certainly reminded me of how vital working together is to the success of a better world.  Also, communication and understanding.  But working together and good communication takes time and sometimes convincing of others.  It is about putting in work to find a common goal. 

And that is the key… good communication and working together needs a reason a common goal so that all people can jump on board.  What is our common goal?

Well in Christianity the common goal for all Christians is to uphold the value and standard that was set by Jesus Christ.  After all we owe it to Him, He is the one that died for us, sacrificing Himself for the sins on the world.  But we owe it to Christ, not because He demands it, but because by following Christ and understanding what he did on earth is important to created peace and gentleness. 

Christ demands nothing from us because there is nothing that Christ really needs from us.  The demand is on each other and that is what Christ revealed to us.  We need each other.  That is why it was very intentional that Christ gathered all His disciples together for the Last Supper.  Calling each disciple to come together… even Judas.  It doesn’t mean we will all behave well.  We will make mistakes, we will falter and stumble, and even at times turn our backs on the world and on Jesus, just as Judas did.  But we are the world, and we must come together.  We must work towards that common goal.  That goal that Christ sets and realizing that helping one another, sacrificing your time, resources, and behavior for one another is necessary to live in a world that can be harmonious, peaceful, and mindful. 

As Christians our common goal is coming together so we can find in each other, grace, forgiveness, love, compassion, and hope.  That is our common goal.  Simply because we all can use a little more grace, compassion, love, and forgiveness.  SO may our actions reflect the attitude of Christ.  

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