Mankind’s got it all wrong,
A.W. Tozer wrote,
“If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus' fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not by force but by sacrifice. Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.”
A.W. Tozer
A. W. Tozer was an Christian and Missionary Alliance pastor what he said was right Napoleon confirmed it when he said,
"You speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests and of the enthusiasm which they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can you conceive of a dead man making conquests, with an army faithful and entirely devoted to his memory? My armies have forgotten me even while living, as the Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.”
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
“I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel. Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary.”
Evil men over the centuries have tried to conquer the world and hold onto it by force. Some within their lifetime have seen their conquests undone. Others have had their conquests dissolve within a short time after their deaths.
Yet one man who grew up in a back water village of the mighty Roman Empire over two thousand years ago is still being wrote about.
The Roman emperors who forced people to worship them have all gone to their graves and only fragments of parchments and a few tablets and pillars with their names on remain.
Yet this poor preacher is worshipped to this day. His followers number in the billions. He is the founder of the largest religion on the globe and the number of his followers are growing despite persecution and the prospect of death in many countries.
A wise Pharisee stood up at the trial of Peter and John and said,
“...a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people,
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
Acts 5:39
He was right. All the dictators all the emperors, and enemies of Christianity have not been able to stop it’s relentless expansion.
They haven’t been able to stop it because it is of God.
Think about it.
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