For the Love of God
Quotes April 16th. 2007, 2:53pm“Have you ever wondered why God waited thousands of years, from Adam to Jesus, to tell the world he had a son? He, who begins by loving Christianity more than truth, will proceed by loving his sect or church better than Christianity, and end in loving himself better than all.”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge; English poet, critic, journalist, philosopher
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May 8th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Maybe, but I can only presume that God has a time table and answers to no one. That He waited thousands of years does not mean that He is not in control of His creation. Shortly after, the fall, we immediately have the stage set for what would happen centuries later:
Genesis 3:15 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
The Messiah would be preceded by a Messenger: Isaiah 40:3
The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem: Micah 5:2
The Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah: Genesis 49:10
The Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a colt: Zechariah 9:9
The Messiah would be betrayed by a friend: Psalms 41:9
The Messiah would be sold for 30 pieces of silver: Zechariah 11:12
The Messiah would be spit upon and beaten: Isaiah 50:6
The Messiah would be wounded by His enemies: Isaiah 53:5
The Messiah would be silent before His accusers: Isaiah 53:7
The betrayal money thrown in the temple and given for a potters field: Zechariah 11:13
The Messiah would have his hands and feet pierced: Psalm 22:16
The Messiah would be crucified with thieves: Isaiah 53:12
God did wait thousands of years from Adam to Jesus, but from the very beginning God was setting the stage for what would happen and was having His story “foretold” as to what would happen when it happened. Unlike Coleridge, Scrpture says we should love Christ because He is TRUTH. Because Christ is God in the Flesh and our ONLY way to God the father, if we accept that message we fulfill the whole law, which is this:
Deuteronomy 6:5 You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
May 8th, 2007 at 9:05 am
And I’m sure that any “christian” who doesn’t follow that specific line of thinking is not a “true chrisian”.