By Gobel Brockman
This week I Googled the question, 'How many religions are in the world?', and the link I checked basically said, 'there are too many to know for sure.' But it listed 22 as making up the majority of worldwide adherents. One thing I hear occasionally is something along the lines of 'Aren't all religions just different paths to the same God?' Not according to Jesus. In John 14:6 He made a pretty bold statement: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by Me." Jesus is saying He was - and is - the ONLY way to have hope in God. What gives Him the right to say that? And what gives Christianity the right to say we're right, and everyone else is wrong?
Three words - THE EMPTY TOMB. Jesus Christ is the only one that has defeated death. Jesus is one of two things; He's either the biggest liar and fraud that has ever walked this earth, or He's exactly who He said He was. The empty tomb proved which one. The story is told that Napolean was once asked, 'Do you believe Jesus rose from the dead?' His response was something like this: "Yes, and I'll tell you why. You can say his name to kings, and they know THEY'RE in the presence of royalty. You can say his name to peasants and immediately see their eyes fill with hope. Yes, Jesus is alive, for dead men don't command that much respect."
Jesus is alive!! May this Easter season renew our hope and faith in what He's done for us.
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