Why Jesus Is More Than A Carpenter?
MORE THAN A CARPENTER
IS JESUS REALLY THE LORD THAT HE CLAIMED TO BE? The book More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell this is his personal journey on how life can bring about a change in one’s beliefs, religion and faith. McDowell testifies about how he came to find JESUS to be more than a carpenter. He displays investigative evidence that defines JESUS to be LORD. The questions that are asked and need to be answered in are, what makes Jesus so different, can you keep a good man down and Isn’t there some other way. I recently read where Christians faith in Christ is firmly rooted in history and those of us who put faith in Christ have plenty ground to stand on.
What made Jesus different can be summarized in the acts that he was able to perform and given the fact that Jesus was the only one that claimed to be God. His friends both understood and accepted this claim. His enemies however did not accept what he said and that leads us to the question of exactly who is Jesus. In today’s time Jesus is still who he says he is and those who really accept his words are born again to new life and are promised a home in heaven. Those who will not accept Jesus’ claim must die in their sins and spend eternity in hell. Jesus was and is still the only avenue to a relationship with God …show more content…
and the only source for forgiveness of our sins and the way to salvation. For this reason alone, he was tried for tried for who he was.
McDowell talks about the story that most of us are familiar which is the crucifixion and burial of Jesus in a stone tomb.
The tomb was said to be covered by a 2-ton stone and was guarded by Roman soldiers. Despite all precautions, three days later is body was gone from his place of burial. McDowell has a reasonable answer for each scenario that is shown in the book and though he does not attest absolute certainty, he clearly states that "the resurrection of Jesus Christ is either one of the most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted upon people, or it is the most important fact of history." As true believer, I know that he did and because of this all our sins are
forgiven.
Finally, we are asked is there any other way to have a relationship with God other than thru Jesus and that answer is NO. McDowell's main argument for Christ as the only means of a relationship with God is as follows: God decided to create man and woman. Basically, the Bible indicates he created man and woman to share his love and glory with them. But when Adam and Eve rebelled and went their own individual ways, sin entered humanity. At that point individuals became sinful or separated from God. This is the 'predicament' that God found himself in. He created men and women to share his glory with them, yet they spurned his counsel and command and chose to sin. And so, he approached them with his love to save them. But because he is not only a loving God, but a holy, just, righteous God, his very nature would destroy any sinful individual. The bible says, "For the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23) McDowell continues to explain, that God forgives man but there is a price for his forgiveness. Christ must die not only for the sins of humankind but to satisfy the righteous nature of God.
No matter how much he loved us, God had to bring down the gavel and say 'death,' because he is a righteous and just God. And yet, being a loving God, he loved us so much that he was willing to come down off the throne in the form of the man, Christ Jesus and pay the ultimate price for us, which was Christ's death on the cross. No other religious leader can ever say that they were willing to pay this price. After reading this book I found myself smiling because It confirmed what and how I thought about God and the key role that he plays in my life. The Bible is full of evidence that Jesus was more than a carpenter, but the choice of faith, worship and what one believes is an individual freedom. We have the choice of believing what’s popular or believing by faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews11:1) The choice is yours. What do you believe, and where is your faith?
References
McDowell, J. & McDowell, S. (2009) More Than a Carpenter; Comparative Study Bible
IS JESUS REALLY THE LORD THAT HE CLAIMED TO BE? The book More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell this is his personal journey on how life can bring about a change in one’s beliefs, religion and faith. McDowell testifies about how he came to find JESUS to be more than a carpenter. He displays investigative evidence that defines JESUS to be LORD. The questions that are asked and need to be answered in are, what makes Jesus so different, can you keep a good man down and Isn’t there some other way. I recently read where Christians faith in Christ is firmly rooted in history and those of us who put faith in Christ have plenty ground to stand on.
What made Jesus different can be summarized in the acts that he was able to perform and given the fact that Jesus was the only one that claimed to be God. His friends both understood and accepted this claim. His enemies however did not accept what he said and that leads us to the question of exactly who is Jesus. In today’s time Jesus is still who he says he is and those who really accept his words are born again to new life and are promised a home in heaven. Those who will not accept Jesus’ claim must die in their sins and spend eternity in hell. Jesus was and is still the only avenue to a relationship with God …show more content…
and the only source for forgiveness of our sins and the way to salvation. For this reason alone, he was tried for tried for who he was.
McDowell talks about the story that most of us are familiar which is the crucifixion and burial of Jesus in a stone tomb.
The tomb was said to be covered by a 2-ton stone and was guarded by Roman soldiers. Despite all precautions, three days later is body was gone from his place of burial. McDowell has a reasonable answer for each scenario that is shown in the book and though he does not attest absolute certainty, he clearly states that "the resurrection of Jesus Christ is either one of the most wicked, vicious, heartless hoaxes ever foisted upon people, or it is the most important fact of history." As true believer, I know that he did and because of this all our sins are
forgiven.
Finally, we are asked is there any other way to have a relationship with God other than thru Jesus and that answer is NO. McDowell's main argument for Christ as the only means of a relationship with God is as follows: God decided to create man and woman. Basically, the Bible indicates he created man and woman to share his love and glory with them. But when Adam and Eve rebelled and went their own individual ways, sin entered humanity. At that point individuals became sinful or separated from God. This is the 'predicament' that God found himself in. He created men and women to share his glory with them, yet they spurned his counsel and command and chose to sin. And so, he approached them with his love to save them. But because he is not only a loving God, but a holy, just, righteous God, his very nature would destroy any sinful individual. The bible says, "For the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6:23) McDowell continues to explain, that God forgives man but there is a price for his forgiveness. Christ must die not only for the sins of humankind but to satisfy the righteous nature of God.
No matter how much he loved us, God had to bring down the gavel and say 'death,' because he is a righteous and just God. And yet, being a loving God, he loved us so much that he was willing to come down off the throne in the form of the man, Christ Jesus and pay the ultimate price for us, which was Christ's death on the cross. No other religious leader can ever say that they were willing to pay this price. After reading this book I found myself smiling because It confirmed what and how I thought about God and the key role that he plays in my life. The Bible is full of evidence that Jesus was more than a carpenter, but the choice of faith, worship and what one believes is an individual freedom. We have the choice of believing what’s popular or believing by faith. “Now faith is the substance of things hope for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews11:1) The choice is yours. What do you believe, and where is your faith?
References
McDowell, J. & McDowell, S. (2009) More Than a Carpenter; Comparative Study Bible