One significant point mentioned in the discussion post is that God knows the hearts of men, and there is no point in expecting that people will come to Christ when we expect them. Borrowing from the book of II Peter 3, verse 9 shows that “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance’ (King James Bible, 2017). While we play our part in spreading the gospel, like commanded by the Lord Jesus, we must always acknowledge that God will reach each individual at His designated time. Like He did with us who are saved, so is He, full of His mercies, able to get every person at the time He sees fit. The verse from II Peter 3 shows that God’s will is for everyone to come to repentance, which establishes the foundation in our thinking that salvation is for everyone.
While many people argue on the existence of the Messiah and use science as the base of their argument, sometimes it is important to remember that man’s wisdom is foolishness before God. Relying on scientific reasoning to establish whether the Messiah existed proves how distant man has become from his creator. However, essential to note is that God allows things to happen the way they do. To those that still find it hard believing in the existence of Jesus, they should not base their decisions on some scholarly materials that find it hard to believe in the presence of the Messiah. Meyers says, “Jesus in ancient Palestine was noble and changed the world for good,” and this statement is impossible or somewhat hard to deny the existence of Christ (Scientific Insights, 2018). Simply put, the inability to believe in the presence of Jesus lies in one’s inability to locate the suitable material that supports the existence of Christ.
References
King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible Online. Web.
Scientific Insights. (2018). Did Jesus of Nazareth actually exist? The evidence says yes. Web.