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Unbelievers cannot begin to understand how God could create the Church and do so through crucifixion on a Roman cross and resurrection from a Jewish tomb. And talk about ridiculous, from the Jewish perspective, just what would you think if one of your cousins stood up in the synagogue one day and declared that he was the Messiah. Worse yet, later he taught that he would die, and like a seed planted in the ground, rise again bringing a mighty harvest with him? You would say just what they did, “Isn’t this Jesus, the carpenter’s son? What is he thinking?!!!”
The Jews weren’t waiting for a Messiah who would be born in a manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. They certainly weren’t looking for someone who came out of Nazareth, the town where Jesus was raised. (They didn’t remember that he was born in Bethlehem in accordance with Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah.). I can relate to the current world, where at times preachers are perceived as mad people! While the words in the Bible are thought as some fairy tales by some people.
The Jews of that time were expecting a noble king to come riding on a white horse and secure their independence from Roman rule. But this Jesus of Nazareth—“Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?”—was an embarrassment to the Jews, who saw Him as a rabble-rouser and troublemaker. “But blessed indeed are they who are persecuted for Christ Jesus’ sake, for theirs is the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN” ( Matthew 5).
SELAH! GLORY BE TO GOD, FOREVER AND EVER.
Evangelist Eric Musa:
(My message continuously: If you are not saved: Believe, accept, receive and confess Christ Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and be filled with the Holy Spirit, as it is written; “NOW is the acceptable time, TODAY is the day of SALVATION.- 2 Cor 6:2”. For prayers and devotion, call me on +254722157300 , and Email: EMEA.ericmusa@gmail.com , Remember God Loves you unconditionally and always, and so do I: SHALOM
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