Bible in a Year Series - Day #320 - This post is part of a year-long series where we are reading chronologically through the Bible. Click here to learn more. You are most welcome to join along at any time.
Today I am back home in the saddle after a quick trip to Michigan for my mother's wedding.
While there, our journey through the four gospels was finished and ended with a most remarkable claim: this Jesus, who was also God in the flesh, was crucified and resurrected from the dead.
The whole of the Christian faith rests on the authenticity of these facts. If Christ did not raise from the dead, then we are but fools.
It doesn't take a tremendous amount of research to find that these books are authentic documents and contain the eye-witness accounts of these four men.
The question that remains is do you believe it? If Jesus Christ was the Messiah, God incarnate, then what does that mean to you and I?
Here's John at the end of his testimony:
"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." (John 20:30-31)
"This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true. Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written." (John 21:24-25)
There are a great many worldviews and faith-claims in this world. For me, however, when you consider the whole of history's record this is the only belief that is both plausible and live-able.
The poor Darwinist has no reason to live, and a great many other beliefs rest upon the testimony of someone's dreams in the night.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of nut-balls who claim to have the same belief as I and who would add to the testimony of this book. Clearly they have not read the last chapter of Revelation.
My testimony to you is this: If you are a serious seeker of truth, then give this book an honest read. Ask lots of questions, and see if you don't find it's claims to be true.
Jesus said, in Luke's testimony, that he "came to seek and to save the lost". If you honestly approach God, have the courage to get your concerns out on the table, then God will certainly not leave you lost and alone.
If you do, it is highly unlikely that a great miracle will come over your life. You will likely not magically become a different person who no longer has evil desires.
But, you will find a new path and as you travel down that new path, change will begin to occur.
I invite and welcome you to the journey.
