It must be true

It must be true
The apostle Paul wrote,
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18.
I can see where people who do not believe in Christ Jesus, would think it is foolishness to believe that in a man who allowed himself to be crucified could be God and Saviour. It seems counter intuitive for the Saviour of mankind to do such a thing. After all would it not be better for God to show Himself in all His power and might? This would certainly make people believe in Him.
I’m certain that if God had come in His power and might it would have produce believers. After all seeing is believing.
But using force to make people believe in anyone does not create passionate believers. If force was used to make people believe it would quite likely create false believers. Individuals who believed strictly out of fear. This is something God does not want.
God wants people who have complete faith in Him. The writer of Hebrews telling us,

"And without faith it is impossible to please God,

 because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists 

and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." 

                                                                  Hebrews 11:6

People of faith are the strongest of believers. Such people will follow the person they believe to the gave. Such faith is a hallmark of Christianity.
The other thing when it comes to the death and resurrection of Jesus. If it is not completely true it would be counter intuitive to the cause of the gospel. So if it were not true why would the writers of the New Testament mention it.
The only conclusion we can come to is that the New Testament writers must have believed it to be true.
Thus my question to you is do you believe in God and the saving grace that comes through Christ Jesus?
Please think about it.

Fix our Eyes

Fix our eyes
The writer of Hebrews states,

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, 

the author and perfecter of our faith, 

who for the joy set before him endured the cross, 

scorning its shame, 

and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” 

                                                                          Hebrews 12:2

The writer here is calling on Christians to fix their eyes on Jesus, “the author and perfecter of our faith”.
As Christians we should not be looking to follow the teachings of any man, doing so can cause division. This happened in the Corinthian church. 1 Corinthians chapter one tells that there were quarrels with in the church some saying they followed Paul, others saying they followed Apollos, still others Cephas (1Corinthians 1:1-17).
Paul noted that it was not him who was crucified for their sins nor were any of the others. It was Christ. And it is Christ we must keep our eyes on.
Over the years I’ve seen many Christian leaders fall from grace. Men and women both in the media and out that have sinned and been unrepentant.
I’ve seen those who follow such men turn away from God because of their actions. That is why it is so important to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. We should not be saying I believe this because such, and such a preacher said it.
We should be looking to the scriptures and saying I believe what Jesus and the apostles taught us.
We as Christians need to be studying the Bible for ourselves as well as getting into a good Church that encourages us to follow the teachings of Christ and the apostles. One who encourages us to read the Bible.
It is only in seeing for ourselves what the bible says that we can truly stay on the strait and narrow road that leads us to heaven.
The apostle Paul writing to Timothy said,
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15
This is what we as individual Christians need to be doing. Studying scriptures and handling it correctly that we may not be ashamed for our actions on the day we stand before Christ.
Please think about it.

The Cross

The Cross.

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”  
                                          1 Corinthians 1:18.
Think about this. If God is made up like some Atheist believe. If Jesus is a myth why would people make up such a person as Jesus?
Jesus is a suffering Messiah. For Christians it is all about Christ going to the cross to die not for anything he did but for us.
Surely people who would create a myth would pick something like the Roman and Greek gods? Superheros of a sort with mortal flaws.
Christians did not do that. They worship a real God that is benevolent. A God that went the distance in human terms to show how much He loved mankind.
Christians see a God that lays before them a moral code a system of ethics that can be followed.
Christians see a God that is concerned about the individual and meets the individual where they are at.
He realizes that man cannot live a perfect life. That he is flawed and needs help to stop from falling short of the ideals He, God, has laid down in the Bible.
A God that understands that he could not possible judge Man if he didn’t understand what it was to be a man with all the temptations and trials mankind has to go through.
Thus God chose to take a small portion of his infiniteness and enter the world he created.
Jesus experienced everything there was to be a human being. From growing up in a small village to being rejected by the religious leaders of his day, to being put to death for a crime he didn’t commit.
If you think about it this is not something any story writer would ever dream of writing.
While the Atheist may say God does not exist and Jesus is a Myth it is far from true.
C.S. Lewis wrote,
“A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.” 
                                                                           C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain 
Think about it.