Our Belief In God and Jesus Christ

"Without doubt the mightiest thought the mind can entertain is the thought of God." - A. W. Tozer

A 2013 Harris Poll found that 68% of U.S. adults said they believe Jesus is God or the son of God, down from 75%. While this may sound surprising to some, it seems to follow the trend of a general decline in believers of God.

According to the same poll, only 74% of Americans believe in God, an 8% decline since 2009. There are many reasons as to why this is so; far too many to go into at this present time. But I think that it provides an excellent opportunity for a little self-examination of our own.

First of all, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ is God (John 10:30; 14:6). That's a good thing because by admitting our belief in God, we, by this acknowledgement, are then obligated to examine carefully and impartially the historical evidence on which Christianity stakes its claim. What better place to start than the Bible!

This is where it gets tricky.The supernatural nature of God having been here on earth and interacting with us, is a major stumbling block for many when asked if they believe in Christ. If this one thing were removed from the table, there would be no difficulty for them in believing (John 18:6).

By doing so, it would be no more difficult to believe in Him than to believe in Elvis Presley or Napoleon Bonaparte. Allowing the thought that Christ was merely a typical human who was born, lived, and died as the rest of us takes away any barrier that stands in the way of an unbeliever's belief in Christ (John 14:7).

However, this would make Christ conform more to what the unbeliever finds more acceptable. Obviously this cannot be possible. A Christ stripped of the supernatural is not the Christ whom the Gospels invite us to believe in. In fact, no such person ever existed.

If God truly is what we believe Him to be, then of course with Him all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). In addition to that, it would be totally reasonable to think that He should reveal Himself to us, proving through many absolute truths that God is indeed who He says He is.

Scripture: Hebrews 2:9; Ephesians 4:10; Matthew 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:10; John 8:28

Prayer: Dear God, You are my heavenly Father, the Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. I praise you with all my heart, amen

All glory to Jesus forever and always!

Ashley