Saturday, January 4, 2014

Did you know evil men actually prove God and Christ's message? Matthew 1-2

Matthew 2:14-15 (NASBStr)
So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:“ Out of Egypt I called MY Son.”

My spirit has been troubled the last couple days as a result of a book review I came across.  The reviewer was singing the praises of an author who had written about the foolishness of Christianity, especially in regard to the authenticity of Jesus as an actual historical figure.   The reviewer thought the way the author dismantled Christianity's claims that Christ even existed and walked on this earth was something worth praising.   What the reviewer didn't realize, however, was that the author, in his denying Christ's claims of deity, he was, in fact, "fulfilling" Christ's very claims.   Christ told His disciples that in the later days men would scoff at His claims of deity and resurrection, telling us to not be alarmed by them.   In the above passage we see the story of Joseph and Mary and baby Jesus fleeing from Bethlehem and running from King Herod, being warned by God in a dream to do so.  Herod, threatened by Christ's authority, would, within weeks of the Holy family's departure, would kill hundreds of children, hoping to kill the new born Messiah.   This evil man thought he was doing something to further advance his own beliefs and power.  Yet, he, too, was simply fulfilling what God had previously prophesied would happen.  Even in their evil behavior men who reject God do so in a way that simply furthers the gospel message and fulfills the prophetic utterances of God, via God's servants.   In reality I am not to be troubled in my soul when I read about such books written.  Their behavior is actually a fulfillment of God's Word and evidence of His existence.  Think of this particular author this way: IF Jesus didn't exist why is he so compelled to write about Him and to debunk the beliefs about Him?  What other figure in history, that never existed, does anyone write about to deny their existence?  The very fact that this author felt compelled to debunk Christ's existence emboldens believers.   We believe in a Christ who did something so great and who's claims were so compelling others would want to dissuade us in our belief of Him.  This author fulfilled Christ's words.  What better way to show me He existed.  

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