Scott Adams

You’ve probably heard about Scott Adams dying a few days ago.

He was the creator of the Dilbert comic strip.

Apparently he knew his death was imminent after a battle with cancer, and he announced that even though he wasn’t a believer, he was going to play the odds and become a Christian in his last days. He determined the risk-reward was heavily leaning towards Christianity if heaven and hell were actually real.

To his Christian friends who were pleading with him to convert for years, he said, “I’m now convinced that the risk-reward is completely smart. If it turns out that there’s nothing there, I’ve lost nothing, but I’ve respected your wishes, and I like doing that. If it turns out there is something there, and the Christian model is the closest to it, I win.”

That has prompted all kinds of analysis regarding faith and death bed confessions, and people wondering if a person just saying words without believing them spares them eternal torment.

I don’t know about all that.

I’m just glad I’m not God and I’m glad my opinion doesn’t matter.

But one thing I haven’t heard discussed is the concept that professing faith in Christ is a lot more than just an insurance policy against hell.

Maybe I just missed those articles and posts?

For me, the decision to follow Christ as not just the savior but the Lord of your life, is a decision to live a life that is more full, more rewarding, more peaceful, more purposeful, more just about everything…with very few sacrifices. In other words, if I made a Pro and Con list, I struggle to come up with anything to write on the Con side.

A decision to follow the principles in the Bible lead to a live well-lived.

Hopefully Scott made it into heaven. But I think he missed out on a lot by waiting.