“Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.”
The text above was spoken by a king that was presented with the opportunity to place judgment on Paul. The Jewish leaders in the area were unhappy with Paul’s spreading the Gospel of Christ and wanted him killed. What is so striking about the text above is how the king refers to Christ as simply “a dead man”…the very Savior of the World, God in the flesh…as just an ordinary man. And in stating “who Paul claimed was alive”, it seems to imply that perhaps Paul is a bit nuts, thinking that a man crucified on the cross actually rose from the dead and is now alive. This highlights the importance of Christians today to spread the Gospel of Christ. For to those that have yet to come to Christ, the very idea might seem a bit preposterous if the Gospel is not presented in its entirety. If a person simply gets fragmented pieces of the story, as this king did, it will likely fly right by as implausible or foolish. But if we as Christians take time to share the good news, to share the lifesaving message of Christ, then perhaps someone that would have perished might be saved…and someone who first say Christ as just another ordinary man, will come to see him as the one true Savior. What a privilege we have as Christians to share the greatest message known to man…a message that has such great power that it can actually lead to eternal life. Amazing. May we embrace this opportunity each day…through our words and actions…so that all glory may be given to the one true God! To God be the glory!
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