Is there a wrong way to be introduced to Jesus? Doesn’t God
have the power to work all things towards good? Nothing is going to be perfect.
Human interpretation and representation can be very wrong. But if it gets
people asking the question – Who was/is Jesus? – isn’t that indeed a good
thing? Now that doesn’t mean that that same medium can bring you the answers.
No, the only real source of truth is the Bible.
Why that time? Why not now?
That is something I have often contemplated. Not that I
think Jesus should have been sent during my time, but it’s something I wonder.
I wonder what it would have been like if God had waited another 2,000 years
before sending the Messiah. Would it have worked? How different would it have
been? With advanced technology, transportation, and communication, how would
the life of Jesus affect the world today? And what type of world would Jesus
have been entering into. So many worldly events have occurred almost because of Jesus’ life taking place when
it did. If Jesus had been born 2,000 years later, how would the world have
taken shape?
I know my life could have been drastically changed. In fact,
it may not even had come to surpass.
Now wondering about this fact, (because I do indeed believe
that Jesus lived, died, arose, and ascended into heaven) does not negate my
faith. It can only help me to grow. That is, if I choose to search for my
answers in the right place – the Bible.
A faith full of paradoxes. A faith that doesn’t change, but
one I cling to even during the harder times.
6/13/17 – ALJ
