Reprint 2015-07-06 Bright Child (with changes)
Jesus, who are you? In the torrent of human history, there have been countless heroes, but they have never been commemorated like Jesus, Jesus, who are you? More than 2,000 years ago, you were born into a carpenter’s family, but you shocked the kings and puzzled the philosophers, and you lived only 400 miles in Palestine for the rest of your life, and you died young, dying on the cross at the age of thirty-three.
Two thousand years have passed, and I don’t know how many countries and great people have been swallowed; How many doctrines and doctrines have been eliminated, and a few heroes and heroes have been forgotten; Greece, Rome, Babylon, Egypt……; How many political leaders, how many scientific masters, literati and writers, although they once stood out for a while, but in the end they were forgotten with the passage of time; However, Jesus, your honorable name, the number of people who know it is increasing day by day, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, young and old, you have always been respected and loved by people; Jesus, you have never worshiped your master, but you can quote scriptures and talk to others, and everyone is amazed at your teachings. Jesus, you have not studied medicine, but you can make the blind see, and the deaf hear, and the lame walk, and the withered hands restored, and the lepers cleansed, and the sick healed, and the dead raised, without medicine, without penny; Jesus, you have not learned how to fish, but whenever you call a man to lower his net, the net will be full of fish, and the old fisherman will be frightened and kneel. Jesus, you have never learned qigong, but you can walk on water as if you were walking on the ground, and you can even stop the storm. Jesus, you have not written a single book, but there are more books about you in the world than any other kind of books, and the writers of the world often write immortal masterpieces based on your life, and there is no library in the world that can hold all the works related to you; Jesus never wrote a song, but you are the subject of the poet’s praise, and thousands of people praise you everywhere, and the music is melodious, from the place where the sun rises to the place where the sun sets, there are people who praise your holy name; Jesus, you have never run a school, but you have more disciples than all the schools in the world…… Jesus, who are you? You have made the best people in the world worship you as their master, and you are truly unprecedented, but you are convincing.
The emperors of all dynasties have their own era names, but they soon disappeared into oblivion, but you were born in poverty, grew up in poverty, and had neither wealth nor a half-official position, but the era of mankind actually took your birth date as a watershed, people called you B.C. (B.C) during your lifetime, and A.D. or A.D. after your birth, which shows that your birth has always affected the daily life of human beings. Every year, Christmas and Easter give many people around the world many days of joyful holidays, the former to celebrate your birth together, and the latter to commemorate your resurrection from the dead. Speaking of Easter, it is indeed a bit puzzling and surprising, everyone is inevitably dead, and I have never heard of man being able to overcome death. Shakyamuni died, Muhammad died, Plato and Aristotle died, Confucius died, Qin Shi Huang died…… And you, Jesus, death cannot detain you, and the new tomb sealed by the boulder is not your destination, nor can the gates of hell shut you up, and you are raised from the tomb three days after death, as you have prophesied. Jesus, you are astonishing! Every Sunday, more than a billion people around the world come to church to sing praises, sing praises, and worship you. According to the Chinese Church, there are thousands of churches and tens of thousands of meeting points in China, and millions Chinese of people gather in the church every Sunday to worship and praise you. Jesus, who are you? Jesus, who are you? You were unknown during your lifetime, but after your death you have influenced the entire history of mankind, and the history and culture of mankind continue to be spread to you. No one has ever won the hearts of hundreds of millions of people like you, and no one has ever been as famous as your words. People with lofty ideals and all the people of the universe have spoken with one voice, and no one has ever been translated into thousands of dialects like your words, so that people all over the world know your golden and jade words.
Jesus, you taught people this: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have tomorrow’s anxieties, and one day of trouble will be enough.” “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'” But I say to you: Love your enemies, and pray for your persecution. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” “I am the way, the truth, and the life, and no one can come to the Father except through me.” …… Jesus, who are you? Why is it that your words shine brightly, with power and wisdom, so that countless people have been relieved after receiving your words? Your words become a light on the path of life and a lamp before your feet for those who take refuge in you. Your words have changed countless criminals so that they no longer sin but become new creatures. Your words comfort the heartbroken and helpless, and rely on your words to enrich life! Jesus, who are you? The world-famous historian Toynbee said, “Jesus Christ is the highest moral standard, the most holy and the most good superman.” This is also what the great France military strategist and statesman Napoleon said: “I know people, but Jesus is beyond men.” “But there are also saints, doctors, great religious scholars, excellent special teachers, brilliant qigong masters, models of life, and great orators…… When the laurel wreath was to be placed on your head, your disciple Peter replied, “Jesus, you are the Son of the living God.” This correct answer is your approval and blessing. Yes, Jesus you are the Son of the Father, the Creator of the universe, the Redeemer of all sinners, the comforter of sorrowful souls, the overcomer of death in Hades! Jesus, for the sake of love, you are willing to humble yourself in the body of the Creator, for the sake of love, you lay down your life to suffer God’s punishment for the world, and all mankind will be saved from God’s judgment and condemnation because of your substitutionary death. It is only through you that Jesus can be reconciled to the Father, and only through you can people come to the holy and righteous Father and be pleased – for you are the Son of the living Father and the Redeemer of mankind, the Bible says, “For while we were still weak, Christ died for sinners in due time.” It is rare to die for the righteous, to die for the benevolent or to dare to do it, but Christ died for us while we were still sinners, and the love of the Father is shown to us in this. (Romans 5:6-8)
The more we know about a person, the more we discover that person’s shortcomings and failures, but not Jesus, the more we know about him, the more we discover his miraculous greatness, not only in a finite time, but also in an infinite eternity! Friend, do you already know Jesus? What is your eternal destiny: The key is whether you believe in Jesus as your personal Savior! Let us humbly accept the Lord Jesus and bring about a miraculous change in our whole lives—sorrow and anguish into peace and joy, sinful people into purity, life full of defects into fulfillment, ordinary life into abundance, and the days on earth as the years of heaven. For Jesus is the Savior of sinners, the Physician of the sick, a comfort in sorrow, and a reliance in affliction. Whoever takes refuge in Him, he will bless you a hundredfold in this life, and you will inherit eternal life. How can you not trust such a wonderful loving and powerful Savior? How can you ignore such a great and perfect salvation?