nikolai_42
Well-known member
If you were alive in Jesus' day, what guarantee would you have that you would be as you are today
(i.e. a follower of Christ)? How do you know you wouldn't be in the crowd yelling "Crucify Him!"? Wouldn't it be reasonable to think that you might agree with those who implied Jesus' birth was illegitimate (John 8:41) given the times and what information might be available in that day? What reasonable man would follow another if he said that you had to eat his flesh and drink his blood if you wanted life?
Point being...we have great historical and societal inducements in the modern West to be Christian and heed Christ. Given the circumstances, how do you know you would have followed Christ had you been alive in Jesus day and place?
What would ensure that you would be in the same (spiritual) position 2000 years ago (all your personality, inclinations etc...being unchanged) as you are now?
(i.e. a follower of Christ)? How do you know you wouldn't be in the crowd yelling "Crucify Him!"? Wouldn't it be reasonable to think that you might agree with those who implied Jesus' birth was illegitimate (John 8:41) given the times and what information might be available in that day? What reasonable man would follow another if he said that you had to eat his flesh and drink his blood if you wanted life?
Point being...we have great historical and societal inducements in the modern West to be Christian and heed Christ. Given the circumstances, how do you know you would have followed Christ had you been alive in Jesus day and place?
What would ensure that you would be in the same (spiritual) position 2000 years ago (all your personality, inclinations etc...being unchanged) as you are now?