All the great religious leaders of history have one thing in common: they are dead. Only one man has risen from a grave never again to taste death. Jesus Christ died, was buried, remained in the grave for 3 days, then was raised to life again.
Jesus is unique. He is the only one proven to be the Son of God because God validated His Kingship and accepted His payment for our sins all with one incredible stroke: He raised Jesus from the dead!
Paul opens his letter to the Romans with this evidence about who Jesus is:
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, which He had promised before by His prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. Romans 1:1-4
Because Jesus Christ is very much alive, five things are true right now that wouldn’t be true if He were just another dead religious leader like Confucius, Mohammed or Buddha.
Because Jesus was raised from the dead and is alive…Prayers are answered, We can talk to Jesus 24/7
Delaci
Oct 29, 2020Amen Jesus is Alive!
seaworthy
Ms BJ, all good stuff..one thing remained in the grave for 3 days I've been researching this aspect as he actually descended into hell first and then the Ascension into heaven. It appears their was some unfinished business from the beginning of time that Jesus had to resolve first....
Oct 29, 2020seaworthy
Mr riz, that's good you believe there is a devil. Now, that we put that aside, if there's evil, ie: the devil, there must be a counterbalancing force of good, no?
Oct 29, 2020Who do you think promulgates the good in man?
bcjenny
Satan called a meeting with all the demons, we have to try to stop the people from getting saved, we need a strategy
Oct 29, 2020Oh I know one of the demons piped up; "We simply tell them there is no God.
"Nah", Satan said," that one won't work, the people are smart they do know there is a God
Let's think about this some more now" All the demons now seriously thought about how to stop the people from salvation
"Aha, I got it Satan said, we tell the people you can get saved tomorrow. Yes that should do it, get saved tomorrow."
bcjenny
Oct 29, 2020When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not shouting, “I’ve been saved!”
I’m whispering, “I get lost sometimes
That’s why I chose this way”
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I don’t speak with human pride
I’m confessing that I stumble –
needing God to be my guide
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not trying to be strong
I’m professing that I’m weak
and pray for strength to carry on
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not bragging of success
I’m admitting that I’ve failed
and cannot ever pay the debt
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I don’t think I know it all
I submit to my confusion
asking humbly to be taught
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I’m not claiming to be perfect
My flaws are far too visible
but God believes I’m worth it
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartache
which is why I seek God’s name
When I say, “I am a Christian”
I do not wish to judge
I have no authority
I only know I’m loved
By Carol Wimmer 1988
bcjenny
Hi Delaci you said the truth is just three words, it is all that is needed
Oct 29, 2020bcjenny
Seaworthy yes Jesus went into Hell first, he had to experience everything to be fair.
Oct 29, 2020Like He lived the life of a man so He would know what it was like to live like us.
He was tempted in every way just like we are.
Only having experienced all this was He justified to judge us.
stringman
there will be no more pain and suffering in heaven. we can not imagine what it will be like because we only know this earthly existence.
Oct 29, 2020bcjenny
Stringman that should be enough for us to want to go there, no more pain, no more suffering.
Oct 29, 2020Most of us have had that happen to us.............no more tears...........
stringman
I keep thinking you will be able to go up to any of the animals and pet them. that would be cool.
Oct 29, 2020bcjenny
The saved will not be in heaven forever! According to Scripture, Christians will be in heaven with Christ for a short period of time and then return with him to earth. Christians will then be involved with the responsibilities of Christ’s earthly Kingdom.
Oct 29, 2020In the future Kingdom there will be different positions and responsibilities. At the Judgment, each person will “receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad” (2 Cor. 5:10). Therefore, every person will not receive the same reward or assume the same responsibilities. So, the question is not, “What will we be doing in heaven,” but, “What will we be doing in our future life on earth?” The answer to this question can be found in the Word of God.
The Lord is going to make a new earth that will literally be an “Eden” or “Paradise” and, just as God gave Adam and Eve work to do in the Original Paradise, there will be work to do in the coming Paradise. In fact, looking back at what God gave Adam and Eve to do in the Garden of Eden provides a prototype or a snapshot of what life will be like in the future Paradise. Genesis 2:15 speaks about two tasks that Adam and Eve had to perform. God put them in Eden “to work it and take care of it.” The NASB says, “to cultivate it and keep it.” Like any farm or garden, Eden required work or “cultivation.” Adam and Eve had to cultivate the garden just as any farmer has to cultivate and work the soil and take care of the plants.
Eden was a garden with wonderful fruits and vegetables, and therefore the second part of Adam and Eve’s job was to “take care of” or “keep” it. The Hebrew word translated “take care of” is shamar, which means, “oversee, protect, keep, have charge of, tend (for flocks and herds), guard, watch, preserve.” The world was full of animals and, in the Original Paradise, all of them were plant eaters (Gen. 1:30). Part of Adam and Eve’s work was to guard the garden and keep the wild animals from grazing in the Garden of Eden. Imagine Eve looking out the window of her house and shouting; “Adam, the lions are eating my favorite shrubbery. Adam! Get them away from my bushes!” Remember, lions will again eat plants in the future, so you may end up shooing them away from your bushes or your vegetable garden.
God gave Adam and Eve authority and responsibility in the Garden of Eden. He gave them work to do. It should, therefore, be no surprise that various types of work will be part of life on the new earth. The types or work mentioned below are almost always found in the context of the Millennial Kingdom, not the Everlasting Kingdom. Some types of work, like “gravediggers,” could not be available in the Everlasting Kingdom because there will be no death. Likewise, because there will not be a temple in the Everlasting Kingdom, all the duties associated with the Temple will be eliminated. Some types of work are clearly stated, while others are only implied.
bcjenny
We will have work to do in the new earth, so no fun jumping on the clouds and listening to the angels playing the harp all day..................
Oct 30, 2020bcjenny
Often my prayers are answered some in a very unique way. It makes being a Christian never boring but exiting..............
Oct 30, 2020bcjenny
A very famous preacher, Hudson Taylor once said, Lord, THAT you will answer my prayer, I know! What fascinates me every time is, HOW you are going too answer.
Oct 30, 2020That was having faith in His prayers being answered. Always exciting is the How.
SHAWNTHOR
Oct 30, 2020bcjenny
He Works Through People.
Oct 30, 2020Jenny, Jenny He didn't do it. I looked under my bed and there was nothing for me.
I struggled to clear my mind as I had been in a deep sleep, when Monica woke me. I wondered what she was talking about. What are you trying to say honey? There is no doll Jenny, there is no doll under my bed.
Ah now I did remember. Monica wanted very much to have a dolly.
I had told her to pray and ask the Lord for it.
She had done so and now believed that He had not delivered as she thought He would, by putting the doll under her bed.
I tried to explain to her that God was not Santa Claus, that He works through people.
I could tell that this was too much for her to understand, she was only five years old.
That very afternoon her girlfriend, who lived next door, came over to the house. Lisa was very excited.
Monica, my dad just came home from a trip and look at what he brought me, a new doll, and if you want too, you can have my other doll.
Now Monica's eyes lit up and she looked at me with wonder, for she now understood that indeed, God works through people.
hpylady_
Hi Jenny
Oct 31, 2020You are the Bible teacher so I'll ask you. What did Paul mean when he said, His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh.
The seed of David...I thought it was a virgin birth.
His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.
bcjenny
Oct 31, 2020That is a tricky one dear lady, there is a lot to be found but here it is in short form
"How is Jesus the Messiah, the seed of David"? Simple: Jesus is the human aspect of the offspring of David. Before that, Jesus was spirit.
Jesus created all things, including humanity, as one of the persons of the Godhead before He was flesh and blood. It was only after Mary gave birth to Him that Jesus became flesh and blood. So this is not a circle.
To clarify your points:
As the Son of God in spirit form, Jesus created all things (John 1:1-3).
The Messianic prophecies foretold of Jesus the Son of God as coming in the flesh, as the offspring of a woman. So Jesus, the Word, became flesh (John 1:14).
bcjenny
While living in California often went to "Melody Land"", located just a few minutes from Disneyland".
Oct 31, 2020So many people attended that they had to hold three meetings, that is 3x2000 people.
One high light for me was listening to Walter Martin, "The Bible Answer Man"
bcjenny
Always wondered about this
Who made them into girls with wings?
Oct 31, 2020Angels are men and they are messengers, that is their job, not flying around somewhere.
Does anyone have the answer?