GK Chesterton once quipped that “a key is above all things a thing with a shape.” He goes on to say: “The Christian creed is above all things the philosophy of shapes and the enemy of shapelessness.”

We really shouldn’t bother trying to reshape the Keys to the Kingdom to appear less strange, less abrasive, or less demanding — even if it’s done with the very good intention of reaching contemporary culture — because in reality, these Keys are made of hard, solid metal for a reason — They can unlock the timeless truths every human being desires to know:

Truths about God — About Who He is and how much He loves us — how far He is willing to go to save us.

Truths about ourselves — about what it means to be a human being created in the image and likeness of God.

Truths about how we are to live — about morality, ethics, rights and responsibilities toward God and each other.

Truths about what makes us truly happy — not only while we are here on earth, but for all eternity!