The Bible, God and you
Charles Spurgeon is quoted as saying,
“The Bible does not need to be defended any more than a caged lion needs to be defended. All we need to do is let it out of its cage, and it will defend itself.”
I find most people who claim they don’t believe in God have never read the Bible. They have heard what others say and never read the Bible for themselves.
You can’t truly know what something says unless you yourself have read it.
As someone has said,
“Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.”
What I would ask of anyone who does not believe in God is to take a copy of the Bible and read it for yourself.
I as a Christian always suggest that you start with the New Testament and see for yourself what the writers of the Bible believed about Jesus.
Christians believe a lot of things about Jesus. The Gospel of John records this incident,
“The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one.”
Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” John 10:24-32.
Jesus even when facing death by stoning admitted he was one with God. That He gave eternal life to those who believed in Him. In other words he was God incarnate for only God can give eternal life to anyone.
Jesus speaking of himself gave this warning to all when he said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
I could write pages on what I believe about Jesus and each persons need to come into a personal relationship with him. But ultimately the choice is yours the reader.
Please take some time to read the New Testament at the very least and decide for yourself who Jesus is.
C. S. Lewis said, of Christianity,
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis.
It is up to you to decide how important or unimportant Jesus is.
Please think about it.
Charles Spurgeon is quoted as saying,
“The Bible does not need to be defended any more than a caged lion needs to be defended. All we need to do is let it out of its cage, and it will defend itself.”
I find most people who claim they don’t believe in God have never read the Bible. They have heard what others say and never read the Bible for themselves.
You can’t truly know what something says unless you yourself have read it.
As someone has said,
“Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman.”
What I would ask of anyone who does not believe in God is to take a copy of the Bible and read it for yourself.
I as a Christian always suggest that you start with the New Testament and see for yourself what the writers of the Bible believed about Jesus.
Christians believe a lot of things about Jesus. The Gospel of John records this incident,
“The Jews gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
I and the Father are one.”
Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” John 10:24-32.
Jesus even when facing death by stoning admitted he was one with God. That He gave eternal life to those who believed in Him. In other words he was God incarnate for only God can give eternal life to anyone.
Jesus speaking of himself gave this warning to all when he said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. John 3:16-18.
I could write pages on what I believe about Jesus and each persons need to come into a personal relationship with him. But ultimately the choice is yours the reader.
Please take some time to read the New Testament at the very least and decide for yourself who Jesus is.
C. S. Lewis said, of Christianity,
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” C. S. Lewis.
It is up to you to decide how important or unimportant Jesus is.
Please think about it.
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