To whom shall we go?

Submitted by Michael S (United States), May 23, 2016 at 02:38

Hi, Anne.

You sound like John the Baptist now:

Luke 7:
[19] And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
[20] When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
[21] And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight.
[22] Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
[23] And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

John's faith was under fire, because of his dire circumstances. Jesus told him to reinforce his faith, by remembering all the reports of miracles Jesus had done, which John's disciples related to him.

The Jewish rabbis profess not to believe that Jesus performed these miracles, nor the even greater miracle of the resurrection of Jesus; yet they profess to believe in their own eventual resurrection without any evidence. They also purport to trust in Moses and the miracles he performed; yet there was not one eyewitness, outside of the one who put Torah to pen, to attest to them. The rest is oral tradition, which is unreliable. On the other hand, Jesus' miracles are attested to by several eyewitnesses. If the Jews are "right", then, about Jesus' followers being frauds, then how much more are they themselves likely to be frauds? They weren't even eyewitnesses.

Where's the body?

I choose to accept both Moses and Jesus. I do this because God has given me the seed of faith, which He has given to all men and women; but I also do this because there is no viable alternative:

John 6:
[67] Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
[68] Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
[69] And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

Simon Peter followed Jesus, because he spoke the words of eternal life. Peter had looked around, and found nobody else he could trust in. I am in the same place.

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