Fighting

  Fighting

The apostle Peter wrote,

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade kept in heaven for you” 1Peter 1:3-4.

Here is what we as believers in Christ Jesus believe. We believe that God the Father in His great mercy has given us a new birth and living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This is a key tenant of Christian belief. We believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. Without Christ rising from the dead Christianity is dead.

By believing in Chris Jesus we have and inheritance that can never spoil or fade. An inheritance that is in heaven. One that no one on this earth can take away from us. No matter how hard they try. And many have tried both in the past and today.

Since the earliest days of Christianity men and governments have tried to destroy those who believe in Christ Jesus to no avail.

A poem by and unknown author reads,

Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith’s door,

And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;

Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor

Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

“How many anvils have you had,” said I,

“To wear and bater all these hammers so?”

“Just one,” said he, and then, with twinkling eye,

The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.”

And so, thought I, the anvil of God’s Word,

For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;

Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,

The anvil is unharmed - and hammers gone.

                                                                 Anonymous.

Perhaps a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law an honoured man, standing before the Sanhedrin said it best. As the Sanhedrin were presiding over the trial of two of Christ's apostles he said,

"Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God." Acts 5:38,39.

I would say that with the hindsight of centuries of history Gamaliel was right. Those who are fighting against those who believe in Christ Jesus are fighting against God.

Please think about it.