If You are the Son of God

Luke 4 : 3 – 4, And the devil said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'" -NKJV

Acts 1 : 9 - 11, Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven." -NKJV

Was Jesus really the Son of God? Is Christianity more than just another religion? I want to give you some truths to think about while you consider the questions I’ve written.  

Unlike man’s religions, the God of the Bible doesn’t expect us to believe in Him without any proof that His promises will come to pass in our lives. When you consider the various religions of the world, they all make promises of what will be offered to those who follow the guidelines of each one. However, is there concrete evidence that establishes what they claim as being true?

In the Bible, we can read from Genesis to the Book of the Revelation how God made and kept His promises to those who followed His instructions by faith. Once again, unlike the religions of the world, Jesus doesn’t require His disciples to believe blindly. Since man’s religion can’t give credible proof of their validity, their followers have to exercise blind faith.

To establish further the validity of Christianity to anyone who may be questioning if it is real or not, consider that Christians don’t just obey by faith. Before a person can become a Christian by faith, they must first be born again by the Spirit of God. (Ref: John 3 : 3 – 5)  

The Apostle Paul states in Romans 8 that God’s Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are children of God. No religion on earth can offer this witness to their believers, only Christianity. If you are not a believer in Christ, but you haven’t ruled it out as just another religion, I want to offer one more truth to help you in your search for truth.

After Jesus returned from the grave and walked with His disciples for 40 days, He was taken into heaven according to Acts 1 : 9. If you read Matthew 27, you will learn while Jesus is dying on the cross on Calvary, He cried, “My God, why have you forsaken Me?”. Although God turned His back on Jesus because He took upon Himself the sins of the world, God accepted Him into heaven just 43 days after His passion.

What greater proof could the God of creation give to us as humans to prove that Jesus was His only begotten Son? God accepted Him into heaven. If Jesus were an imposter, God would not have accepted Him. Have you accepted Jesus as the Lord of your life? Today is a great day to accept Him as Savior and Lord if you have not. Just ask the Lord to forgive your sins and confess Jesus as God’s Son by faith. (Ref. Romans 10 : 9 – 10)

Pastor Asa Dockery

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