John F Kennedy, the American President of the 1960's said once, "There are few things on the earth as beautiful as a university." Martin Luther, the morning star of Reformation boldly said about 400 years ago, "The school and college where the Word of God is not taught will become gates of hell." It is a thrill to see Cambridge and Oxford in England. Most of the Colleges under these universities are named after some of the Biblical saints like St. John, St. James, St. Mary and so on. Most of the colleges were attached to Chapel or a Church. Along with the best secular education sacred scriptures were provided by the college chaplains. Today the focus has been changed. The moral dimension is missing.
Though we live in a age of knowledge and information, the ethical and moral foundation are shaking. Everyman is sin stained and modern societies sex saturated in the world. The whole world is heading towards a catastrophe. Is there any hope for man? The answer is yes. If a man is willing to follow the ways of God as revealed in the Word of God, he or she is sure to reach the destination. The greatest possibility of man is to become a child of God(John1:12) The greatest knowledge of man is to know the Bible and the greatest acheivement of man is to obey the Word of God. It is apt to remember the words of Saint Augustine of Hipo,"man is created for God, and he is restless until he rests in Jesus Christ."
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