![]() ![]() They are different sides of power wrongly used, and cause more of the same. The God we find in Jesus truly is good, unimaginably good. We attack and abandon Him, and He loves us in return. ![]() He answers our fearful, unbelieving violence with gentle invitation to fearless peace. Even in His return from death, Jesus lays down his claim to justice against us. Instead, His blood speaks a better word over us ( He could have demanded for justice, screaming in anger at their unbelief, adding to their fear with roars of power. When we are wronged, our blood calls for justice, but His blood calls for peace. His answer to the fear, violence and unbelief, is world reordering, He comes to individuals and small groups, without politics or armies. What will He say? What will He do? Will the One with authority and power come back to end those who unjustly took His life? Will He demand justice? Or return violence to violence? Or meet power with power? Then, three days later, Jesus is raised from the dead. This method of execution was intentionally humiliating, painful, and long. Then, Jesus is unjustly put to death, publicly executed on the cross. The goal of maintaining peace, a counterfeit peace, justifies murdering the One who is reordering the world. As soon as Jesus asks Peter to lay down his sword, his followers scatters in fearful unbelief. Matthew 26:50-55), boldly meeting violence with violence, as is our way. Peter, rises to Jesus’ defense with a sword ( The whole world, both Jews and Gentiles, conspire to murder him. In what way, does this world reordering event reveal that God is good?įear, violence, and unbelief echo in the events leading up to His death. Tangible proof that God exists, is good, and wants to be known. I’ve written about this evidence before and this evidence is the Far from evidence free beliefs, this sign is a miracle with evidence preserved and growing to this day. Only God has the power to raise someone from the dead, three days in the grave. He died, was buried, but rose from the dead three days later, leaving an empty tomb and many witnesses of His return (ĭeath could not hold Him. He announced Himself to us by raising this man in 1st century Palestine, Jesus, from the dead. Almost two thousand years ago, God made Himself known to all people. In this event, a good God reorders the entire world.
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