Jesus

I have to admit I had a problem with Jesus. As I said earlier, I had worked out that God exists and I believe in God’s ideology, and I really feel a connection to God. So why do I need Jesus? I could easily believe that he existed; he is considered a prophet and teacher in every major religion, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, etc, but is he really God personified? If I were to believe the Bible without question, I suppose I could be easily persuaded that he is God personified and all that is written about him is true. Unfortunately, that is not my nature. I am a natural skeptic. According to Dictionary.com, a skeptic is defined as, “a person who doubts the truth of a religion, esp. Christianity, or of important elements of it.” As much as I don’t like to admit that about myself, I have to say it’s true. So I have spent some considerable time wondering about the authenticity of the Bible and the stories of Jesus and I have to say that the more I tried to disprove these issues with logic and reason, the more I was inclined to believe that they are true. Not that I think I am smarter than all the millions of people and generations of great thinkers before me, but I had to know about it in my own understanding for my own piece of mind.

So after many years of passive resistance I had finally come to accept Jesus as the Lord. After all, it is easier to be a naysayer than to be a believer. But, I had resolved in my heart and mind that he was a real person and he is God personified. At a minimum he is a role model and teacher, and at the most, he is our Savior.

God speed