You are at the cross-roads. Standing on the edge of the known, gazing into the abyss. Beyond which is only true belief--letting go of your prior life and abandoning it to God. You may have spent your entire life thinking, there is no God. There is no help. It seems there is no one to help you take the leap. But then, did you know that a person appeared in the middle east a few thousand years ago, claiming to be exactly the person you need?
Think about that--a man appeared out of nowhere right under the nose of history's most epic empire. He claimed to BE God, and lived his entire life consistent with that claim, even as we killed him. The people who were close to him recorded him doing miraculous things, that, I could never prove, but it sure did motivate them to secretly record many of his teachings, then go underground for many years and then allow their recordings to surface after the "storm" was over (very intelligent move). His teachings then spawned a literal transformation of the planet, and a movement that shows no evidence of weakening in the slightest, thousands of years later. His message is the most epic of any claim ever made, that we can have eternal life, and, the most controversial part--that the only way to get it was through him.
So we have a bold claim, issued by a person, with a name--Yeshua, who by all historical accounts, was not in any way insane, confused, or egotistical. This is a person who grew up and learned to be a tradesmen/carpenter/laborer and was very good at it. He then proceeded to organize a small team of devoted individuals, took them on the road, and coordinated their travels across a large geographic area. He had a sharp wit and fiercely rebuked hypocritical religious men. This was not a weak, emaciated man, the likes of which we see in religious artwork. This was an energetic, intelligent man who knew exactly what he was doing.
I will say it again. He was not an egotistical self-identified "prophet". He was not schizophrenic. He was a clear headed, well spoken man who very consciously informed of us of who he was, and then proceeded to live his entire life without altering his story once, not even when tortured and killed.
Over thousands of years, we mistranslated his name, and now we call him "Jesus". It's good to know he had a real name though, and it is "Yeshua". It was a common name. 1 in 10 people of the time period were also named Yeshua. The funny thing? Knowing him, he probably wouldn't care what we called him.
So when you are out there, standing on the edge, asking for help...remember...that the help has already been here. God knew we would need help and he sent a person, a messenger. And this is a messenger who when you ask "What properties does this person have that would make me think, maybe they really are who they say they are"--he ticks every single box. Every single one. Think about it.
Think about that--a man appeared out of nowhere right under the nose of history's most epic empire. He claimed to BE God, and lived his entire life consistent with that claim, even as we killed him. The people who were close to him recorded him doing miraculous things, that, I could never prove, but it sure did motivate them to secretly record many of his teachings, then go underground for many years and then allow their recordings to surface after the "storm" was over (very intelligent move). His teachings then spawned a literal transformation of the planet, and a movement that shows no evidence of weakening in the slightest, thousands of years later. His message is the most epic of any claim ever made, that we can have eternal life, and, the most controversial part--that the only way to get it was through him.
So we have a bold claim, issued by a person, with a name--Yeshua, who by all historical accounts, was not in any way insane, confused, or egotistical. This is a person who grew up and learned to be a tradesmen/carpenter/laborer and was very good at it. He then proceeded to organize a small team of devoted individuals, took them on the road, and coordinated their travels across a large geographic area. He had a sharp wit and fiercely rebuked hypocritical religious men. This was not a weak, emaciated man, the likes of which we see in religious artwork. This was an energetic, intelligent man who knew exactly what he was doing.
I will say it again. He was not an egotistical self-identified "prophet". He was not schizophrenic. He was a clear headed, well spoken man who very consciously informed of us of who he was, and then proceeded to live his entire life without altering his story once, not even when tortured and killed.
Over thousands of years, we mistranslated his name, and now we call him "Jesus". It's good to know he had a real name though, and it is "Yeshua". It was a common name. 1 in 10 people of the time period were also named Yeshua. The funny thing? Knowing him, he probably wouldn't care what we called him.
So when you are out there, standing on the edge, asking for help...remember...that the help has already been here. God knew we would need help and he sent a person, a messenger. And this is a messenger who when you ask "What properties does this person have that would make me think, maybe they really are who they say they are"--he ticks every single box. Every single one. Think about it.
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