The Gist of it
All!
It is all so very Simply Simple!
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Here is where we left off in
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"...For if this plan or work is of
men, it will be overthrown;
but if it is of GOD, you will not be able to
overthrow it.
Else perhaps you may find yourselves fighting even
against GOD."
Acts 5:38-39
Jesus Christ was persecuted: |
His Body, the Church, has been persecuted since its founding: |
They rebelled against His Authority. |
They rebel against its Authority. 2Peter 2:10 |
They said Crucify Him. |
Many have tried to destroy it for almost 2000 years. John 19:15 |
He is called Beelzebub. |
Many have claimed that it is run by Satan. Matthew 10:25 |
Many said He is a false messiah. |
Many have claimed that it is a false church. Luke 22:70-71 |
He called Himself the Son of GOD. |
It teaches that it was founded by GOD. Matthew 16:18 |
He called Himself Truth. |
It teaches that it is infallible in faith and morals. 1Timothy 3:15 |
He called Himself King. |
It teaches that it is the only true Church. Matthew 16:18 |
He could not sin. |
It has no spot or wrinkle. Ephesians 5:27 |
He was not believed by many. |
It is not believed by many. Luke 22:67 |
He was denied by many. |
It is denied by many. Luke 22:57-60 |
Not understanding Him, they walked away. |
Not understanding it, they walked away. John 6:66 |
He had false accusers. |
It has false accusers. Mark 14:56-59 |
He was mocked. |
It is mocked. Luke 23:35-37 |
He was scandalized |
It is scandalized. Luke 17:1-2 |
He was hated without a cause |
It is hated without a cause. Psalms 35:19, John 15:18-25 |
His accuser, Judas, died. |
Its accusers die, and His Church buries them, and it lives on. |
His enemies would stumble and fall. |
Its enemies stumble and fall. John 18:6 |
We have no king but Caesar. |
We have no need of it, as we have the Bible. John 19:15 |
Can anything good come out of Nazareth? |
Can anything good come from Rome? John 1:46 |
They cried out, "Not this one but Barabbas". |
It is also rejected by many in the world. John 15:18-25 |
He bore His Cross. |
It bears a cross also, the cross of persecution. John 19:17 |
He died on the Cross. |
It has thousands of martyrs, many on crosses. John 19:30 |
Almost 2000 years later, He lives, stronger than ever. |
Almost 2000 years later, it lives, stronger than ever. |
However, no matter how hard the persecutors try...
His Kingdom
will last forever: Isaiah 41:10-11, 54:17, 59:21, Ephesians 3:21.
At this
point, can anyone name the Church which Jesus Christ founded? No? Well read
on!
One reason that the Church which Jesus Christ founded is hated is
because it does not conform to this world.
It is accused of being old
fashioned and out of date.
Is Jesus Christ old fashioned and out of date?
No? Then how could His Body be old fashioned and out of
date?
I thought GOD never changes.
With all of
this against it, how on earth did the Catholic Church ever survive for
almost two millennia?
The answer to that one is easy, as Holy Scripture
gives us the answers...
"Fear not, for I am
with thee: turn not aside, for I am your GOD. I have strengthened thee,
and
have helped thee, and the right hand of My Just One hath upheld thee.
Behold
all that fight against thee shall be confounded (split into 40,000 pieces maybe?) and
ashamed,
they shall be as nothing, and the men shall perish that strive
against thee."
Isaias
41:10-11
"And they shall fight against thee,
and shall not prevail,
for I am with thee, said the Lord, to deliver
thee."
Jeremiah 1:19
Did you not know that
Jesus Christ is the savior of His Body the Church?
"... just as Christ is
head of the Church, being himself savior of the body."
Ephesians
5:23
So...
"If GOD is for
us, who is against us?"
Romans 8:31
What force on earth would give you
trepidation, if the Lord of Lords,
and the King of Kings is with
you?