Sorry about this being a day late, but at least we are continuing.

Let’s talk about chapter 10 first. The fact is that this chapter helps the storyline, but it kept less of my attention than the others. It was like the part of a movie that you sit through because you are getting important information, but it doesn’t grab you like the rest of the movie does. That was chapter 10 for me. It sets up the last couple of chapters well, but not much I want to discuss.

Chapter 9, on the other hand, dealt with why huminity should be saved. Now that is a topic I am extremely interested in.

What is the purpose of humanity and is it worth saving? Interesting. Jon, at the beginning and through most of the chapter, presents the idea that humanity has no worth. In fact, he is more involved with Mars than he is Earth. With the one thing that made him care about Earth gone from his life, namely Laurie, he has nothing left to make him care. Humanity itself does not pull his heart strings. Honestly, if I was not a Christian, I could understand this thought process. There is not much about humanity that endears me to it. We often seem to go out of our way to hurt others. But fortunately that is not the end of the story.

Jesus, unlike Jon, takes real pleasure in humanity. How amazing is that?! Humans were made by God in His image. They have worth because He gave it to them. They do not have to justify their existence, which is good since we are not able to justify our own existence. The novel takes the typical view of humanity, that they must justify their existence by being worthy of life, and gives this idea traction by talking about the odds stacked against human being even existing. That is an interesting way to think about it, but it is unbiblical because it seeks to take God out of the equation. There is no justifying human life other than looking at God’s creation and design.

I am glad that Jon is not God. We would all be in serious trouble if he was. Jesus, on the other hand, is God. While I don’t aways understand His love, I am very thankful that Jesus loves us and cares for us. I rest in His hands alone.

Tags: Christianity, Jesus, Watchmen