I’m convinced of it. I believe that God enjoys the glory we give Him for his goodness and his greatness!
When we claim the honor in something that God clearly had a part in bringing about we rob Him of his glory.
God is great, and God is good. He is love and He is merciful. He is the righteous judge.
He has the power to overcome the physical limitations that we are aware of. He acts within and through his creation supernaturally.
Because of this I have utter confidence in His power to bring about the impossible!
I fully believe that Christ literally rose, was resurrected, from the dead 2,000 years back. This is something that goes beyond all mental understanding, all scientific knowledge!
Jesus was dead, for three days, and then he miraculously became alive again—-not just a spirit but a body—a physical body!
The Shroud of Turin bears a fascinating image that suggests an X-ray or radioactively imprinted miracle.
I happen to know that X-rays weren’t around much in 33 A.D..
I know a little history, ya know.
I don’t put anything past the supernatural world, but the Shroud of Turin seems to be one place were it intersected dimensions and left a lasting mark.
The shroud is dated to the time of Christ. The shroud is a piece of woven linen filled with pollen and seeds native to the Holy Land. Scientists can trace the actual path of the shroud, the map of where it has traveled over 2,000 years by analyzing the flora and fauna in the weave.
The shroud bears an image of a crucified man, it has blood stains, which have been tested for DNA.
The wounds of the man fully and completely match the wounds that Christ was reported to have had inflicted on Him while on the cross and before. The man wears a crown of thorns.
I believe, like others, that some type of energy burst imprinted the image of Christ on the cloth at the moment of Resurrection.
The shroud is mentioned in Scripture. It was clearly preserved by the early church, and held in high esteem. Those whom it passed on to also seemed aware of its origin. The Shroud was miraculously preserved through this time, even until now, when we have the joy of using modern science techniques to analyze and understand it better!
What a witness for this age.
Christ arose.
One time someone said that in order to identify with Christ, be saved, one must believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
That resurrection sure sticks in the craw of those who refuse to believe. There are “pastors” who do not believe in the resurrection.
They are the Sadducees of today, refusing to acknowledge the impossible becoming possible.
God gets the glory in Christ’s resurrection.
He alone deserves our praise.
Maranatha, Lord Jesus!