Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Jesus Christ
How did Lazarus feel as he laid at the rich man's gate suffering, day after day? No-one cared for his condition or for his broken heart. What was going through his mind? We can safely assume that he had thoughts such as these: "Nobody cares about my suffering". "Where is God? If He cared He would help me". "I'm alone. My life isn't worth living".
It's widely believed or recognised that Jesus had a special love for John above all his disciples. John was, after all, "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 13:23). What does this mean? Does it mean, as some claim, that there was some sort of homosexual tension or even interaction between the two?
We Christians aren't dependent on physical evidence to support our faith, but when it comes along, as it does regularly, it's thrilling and welcome. The Shroud of Turin has been commonly ignored in the protestant world since it first began to make news. I confess to being one of those who didn't even bother to look into the claims of its origin. I've never been one for relics, ceremony, rituals or buildings, and when I heard that the shroud's authenticity had been all but debunked by radiocarbon-dating I was turned off it altogether... until recently. Now, I see myself as a believer in the shroud, with slight reservations. Click the title to read on.
When I first imagined the following scene, I saw my favorite vocalist Jon Anderson, co-founding member of the band "Yes", being eternally lost and ashamed at the judgment seat of Christ. I saw his life's work being as being of no positive consequence because of his apparently universalist view of God, and because of his rejection of Jesus Christ as lord and savior. However, as I thought more about his heart, his life, and the testimony of much of his amazing music, and when I considered the mercy of God, I realized that he is not yet lost: the God who is Love has not given up on him. The following dialogue is how I prefer, hope and pray for his appearance at the throne to transpire.
When you hear people protest that the Christian gospel was all constructed, exaggerated or augmented centuries after the time Jesus Christ lived is said to have lived in, or when you hear cultists say that the facts have been changed many times over the centuries and you need to leave your church and join theirs, you should know that these claims and accusations are unfounded.
Fuel for Faith, Food for Thought 