Resurrection

The Resurrection endures in the history of the human family. Scholars have tried unsuccessfully to disprove it. Skeptics have been left behind in the dust of history as its message has spread like a fruitful vine throughout societies. As someone has said "The Church is an anvil that has worn out many hammers."  Just as Jesus said, the gates of hell have not prevailed against it. Its message has brought hope and fostered love and freedom wherever its seeds have taken root. It has inspired countless poems, hymns, sermons, and innumerable acts of sacrificial beneficence and charity. Wherever Christianity has prospered, freedom has prospered. Tyrants and dictators hate and fear the Gospel because its sets people free. It is hated because it claims authority over the soul of man. But this authority is not currently enforced by the God it reveals, even though He has the power to do so, so the world is foolish to hate it. But foolishness prospers where the Gospel is hated. And how can it be anything but wise to submit to the authority of the one who willingly sacrificed His life for His followers, and who commands them to love one another "as I have loved you." The Founding Fathers of our nation recognized the necessity of this Gospel as the only fertile soil in which democracy could prosper, so they diligently put up walls to protect it from governmental encroachments, and insured public education so that the Bible could be read and understood by the voting citizens. (See "The Old Deluder Satan Act"). Belief in the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ is like the dawning of the sun that shines brighter and brighter until the full Light of day in a man's soul.  The one God of this universe pointed a giant, eternal finger at the life and teachings of Jesus by raising Him from the grave. If we ignore Him, we will perish in the fires of our own consuming passions. The Love of Christ is the only hope of our world.