Spiritual Revolving
Astronomy is one of my most active hobbies. People close to me have the “privilege” of being informed of various astronomical events like when a plant is in a unique location or when a certain star formation will be most visible, etc. (whether they want to hear it nor not!). You’ve most likely herd of Nicolas Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy. It was Copernicus who disproved the conception that the sun revolves around the earth, proving the exact opposite: it is the earth that revolves around the sun.
On his deathbed, friends brought his famous writing to him, “The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies.” He pushed it aside and asked his aide to write the following for him:
O Lord, the faith thou didst give to St. Paul, I cannot ask; the mercy thou didst show to St. Peter; I dare not ask; but Lord, the grace thou didst show unto the dying robber, that, Lord, show to me.
He was able to resolve the great mystery of the universe because he had first resolved the great mystery of life: knowing it is not Christ that should revolve around our desires, but it is us who should revolve around Christ. He understood, Jesus Christ must be the center of our life if we are to find life’s meaning.
How could you be happy being eaten by a lion? Or being crucified upside down? Or being beheaded? Or being stoned to death? The Apostles and early Church Fathers were. Think about it. I mean, really, really think about it. These weren’t stupid people. They also were humans just like you and me with the same human feelings and fears.
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.’” John 6:35
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." John 6:51
Why should anyone believe Jesus Christ is God in the flesh? Initially, because He is the only person in all time who promised His resurrection from the grave and also precisely predicted the exact timing (“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” RSV Matthew 12:40). As St. Paul bluntly puts it, “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:14. Once one accepts that logic and accepts Christ as an active part of his/her life, everyday produces more and more and more evidence to base further belief upon.
Blessings Always In All Ways,
Steve
On his deathbed, friends brought his famous writing to him, “The Revolution of the Heavenly Bodies.” He pushed it aside and asked his aide to write the following for him:
O Lord, the faith thou didst give to St. Paul, I cannot ask; the mercy thou didst show to St. Peter; I dare not ask; but Lord, the grace thou didst show unto the dying robber, that, Lord, show to me.
He was able to resolve the great mystery of the universe because he had first resolved the great mystery of life: knowing it is not Christ that should revolve around our desires, but it is us who should revolve around Christ. He understood, Jesus Christ must be the center of our life if we are to find life’s meaning.
How could you be happy being eaten by a lion? Or being crucified upside down? Or being beheaded? Or being stoned to death? The Apostles and early Church Fathers were. Think about it. I mean, really, really think about it. These weren’t stupid people. They also were humans just like you and me with the same human feelings and fears.
“Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.’” John 6:35
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh." John 6:51
Why should anyone believe Jesus Christ is God in the flesh? Initially, because He is the only person in all time who promised His resurrection from the grave and also precisely predicted the exact timing (“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” RSV Matthew 12:40). As St. Paul bluntly puts it, “if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:14. Once one accepts that logic and accepts Christ as an active part of his/her life, everyday produces more and more and more evidence to base further belief upon.
Blessings Always In All Ways,
Steve
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