Jesus' infallible
representative!
Are you confused by the many different religious voices? Each
religion has its own message about God and each religious leader
wants you to believe his or her religion is the right one!
God had promised that He would send the Christ into our
world. Exactly as was promised the Christ was born of a virgin
mother. 1*. He lived
a sinless life and went about doing the things God had prophesied
He would do - healing the sick and raising the dead. 2*. Even with all this proof
people were not convinced that Jesus' message was to be trusted!
3*.
It is not surprising to find that those who ignore the authority of
the Lord Jesus Christ are left confused and disappointed by the
leaders they choose in His place. 4*.
Maybe you are saying to yourself, "If the Lord Jesus Christ was to
come and be with us today I would have no problem accepting Him."
Jesus is NOT with us in person today - for He has returned to His
glory in heaven 5*. -
but He has authorised for us an infallible representative that we
DO have with us today.
Jesus told His twelve disciples "Everything that is written by the
prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled." 6*. He was saying that "everything" the
prophets had written about Him in the Scriptures was accurate and
true!
What if just one mistake could be found about Him in the
Scriptures? Then not only would the Scriptures be seen to be wrong,
but Jesus would be proved false. Had Jesus made a reckless
statement? No! He was stating that the Holy Bible is an
infallible representative of Him. Every word the writers
recorded can be trusted. 7*.
Jesus was able to tell His followers exactly what was about to
happen to Him at Jerusalem! It was to be just as the prophets
had said, "He will be turned over to the Gentiles. They will
mock Him, insult Him, spit on Him, flog Him and kill Him. On the
third day He will rise again." 8*.
But if Jesus really believed this was going to happen why was He
going ahead into it?
It was because He loved you and me! Jesus had come into the world
to become the Saviour of the world. To become the One to save us He
had to be willing to take the punishment that we deserved from God
- and He did this by willingly dying "for our sins" on the cross.
9*. And He did rise
again on the third day - a Priest forever for all who would trust
in Him! 10*.
Jesus' infallible representative, THE
HOLY BIBLE, clearly instructs you to put your trust in the Lord
Jesus Christ as your only Priest and Saviour. 10*. He has already paid for your
sins, and lives to give victory over sin to those trusting in
Him.
Have you faith and confidence in the Bible message as Jesus had? Or
will you refuse its message and still take your place among those
who are confused by the many voices of the many religious leaders
who claim to take Jesus place? 4*.
Read in Luke's Gospel chapter 18, verses 31-34 of Jesus' confidence
in the Scriptures.
Bye for now,
John Nixon, Ballincollig, Cork, Ireland. P31HD98. Contact: jnixonj@gmail.com
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Footnotes. Bible quotations from
N.I.V.
1 Isaiah 7:14.
Matthew 1:20-23.
2 Hebrews 4:15. Matthew
9:35.
3 John 1:11. 2:18.
5:31-47.
4 Matthew 24:4-5.
5 Acts 5;31.
6 Luke 18:31.
7 2nd Peter1;20-21. 1st
Timothy 3:16.
8 Luke 18:32-33.
9 1st John 4:14. 1st
Corinthians 15:3-4.
10 Hebrews 7:14-15.
Acts4:12. 5:31-32. 10:42-43.
