Which Code Are You?

Feature, The Key Moment? | October 7, 2011 12:01 am

By Chris Wale

What do the following players (to name just a few) have in common: Andy Farrell, Ben
MacDougall, Brad Thorn, Ryan Cross, and Jason Robinson? They all switched to rugby union from
rugby league. The two codes of rugby are strikingly different and require different approaches and dis-ciplines. When a player chooses to play union, he gives league little-to-no thought, and vice versa.

We all must choose between options in life, but one choice in particular is universal, and it
determines the course of our entire lives. Jesus explained, “Whoever believes in the Son has eter-nal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him” (John 3:36). We must decide on the choice Jesus presents: Will we trust Him or not?

The players we’ve mentioned above “believed in the Son.” Because of this, they have changed
lives that please God, and they have a future in heaven. And so we too have the choice of living to please ourselves, or living to please God according to His direction in the Bible.

Living for ourselves and living for God are complete opposites. They won’t fit in the same life. It’s like
trying to play both rugby league and rugby union at the same time; it’s simply not feasible. We must make a choice between the two.

“Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.” —John 3:36

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