The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is the most famous death in the history of the universe, and His death has been discussed and debated by more people than any person who has ever died.
People can be told that Jesus died and they will believe it, even though they were not there as witnesses, nor do they have documented photographs from reliable sources.
More poetry, books, songs, and sermons have been dedicated to Jesus Christ than to any other person in the history of the universe. Would people do that for a dead man?
More buildings have been erected for Jesus Christ than for any person in the history of the universe. Would people do that for a dead man?
For all the millions of people that have been murdered for having their faith in Jesus, not one of them was armed with a sword. Would that many people give their lives without a fight for a dead man?
Men have been beheaded for translating the Bible to the English language.
Why do the murderers murder people over a dead man, and why is a dead man so bothersome to people in positions of power? Why do they want to stop people from talking about a dead man? And isn't murder unlawful in nations around the world?
Would Jesus come to earth just to suffer and die the most brutal form of capital punishment known to man only to remain dead?
The fact that Jesus died is not a question to people. Why do you believe that Jesus died when you were not there to see Him living? How would you know that Jesus lived and died unless God revealed Him to your mind?
The reason Jesus is bothersome is because God has revealed Him to people and they know that He is alive. They know they must face Him with their sins and out of pride comes resistance. Because of pride, we do not like the thought that God is right and we are wrong. This is why people get agitated and angry about the subject of Jesus. We want to hold own and be the boss. And even when we clothe ourselves in religion, we like to think that we are safe and sinless. This is why powerful people kill Christians: to stop us from talking about the Lord Jesus Christ because we remind them of Jesus. They hate us because they hate Him.
Jesus Christ is in your mind because the Holy Spirit has revealed Him to you, just as He revealed Jesus to me. Now you are faced with a decision, and this is your invitation to know Christ as your Savior. Trust Him. Pray and He will receive you. And your life will be transformed.
I was not there to see Jesus living, I was not there to see Him crucified, and I was not there to see Him resurrected from the grave. But I believe it. If I did not believe this, would I spend so much time writing about a dead man?
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