Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Faith
You may have heard people - even apparently well-educated people - insist that Jesus Christ never existed. His life and his teachings are just mythical they say, invented and then augmented over several centuries for various reasons. Most commonly the suggested motivation was to use "religion" as a tool for the subjugation of masses of gullible people. You may even have this view yourself.
Throughout history great and mighty civilizations have fallen, not primarily because of outside pressure, but because of internal rot. Unless Christ returns first, it looks like the once Christian West is the next to go.
How many of us look in the bathroom mirror with honesty? I must confess that I use it less and less as I get older: I don't need the added stress. No amount of makeup or facelift work will hide what's taking place over time on the outside! However, the reflection I do need every day of my life; the one we all need; the one which would actually improve over time were we to apply ourselves to its betterment; the one we almost all fail to seek, is the kind in which we examine our hearts and compare it to the word of our God. What are we really like inside?
Has anyone not been asked the following rhetorical question: "How do you know your God is the right one?" In my experience this question - posed more as an accusation - is directed at Christians and never Muslims or Hindus or people of other faiths. They are considered to be sincerely seeking while we followers of Christ are not.
Who was, and who is, Jesus Christ? You can make him what you want him to be, or you can believe what the Bible says about him. Contrary to many dismissive claims, Scripture is clear about his nature and his personhood. Jesus told his disciples that what we now call the Old Testament speaks of him throughout - even before he had been born. I here outline some of that evidence for those of you who are truly interested.
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 