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Christians Can Do No Wrong Because Of Jesus Christ
Many people who do not believe in Christianity claim that the Christians have done irreparable damage to humanity in the name of God. But I will prove that this assertion is false and groundless. Consider the biblical writings concerning Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. After establishing a New Covenant with the 12 apostles (hint: representing the 12 tribes of Israel), and then telling Judas to go and carry out his betrayal, Jesus Christ retreated to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and agonize over his upcoming trial and crucifixion that would ultimately lead to his death on the cross.
Notice what happened when Judas showed up, along with the Temple authorities, to arrest Jesus Christ in an act of betrayal. There erupted a scuffle between the disciples and the people who have come to arrest Jesus whereupon a disciple of Jesus Christ's cut off the ear of a high priest’s servant. Jesus then restored the ear completely!
Many people would find this part of the story as strange, as there was no loss of an ear, so why include it in the story as Jesus had already been known to be able to heal people and also resurrect them from the dead? The point of the story of restoring the severed ear is that Jesus Christ is showing everyone that any harm or damage done by a believer in Jesus Christ will ultimately be restored by Jesus Christ himself.
Consider that throughout history any Christian aggression that has caused damage, whether offensive or defensive, against any another nation, was restored by Jesus Christ just like the restoration of the severed ear of the high priest’s servant. The story of restoring the severed ear of the high priest’s servant is to show Jesus Christ establishing that any Christian aggression that leads to an injury will ultimately be made whole again.
Throughout history the United States has always sought to restore a nation after it has vanquished it in war. This restorative impetus is the work of Jesus Christ who dwells in every believer through the Holy Spirit and motivates all Christians to restore what has been lost or damaged by a Christian's own harmful actions.
Notice that whenever any pagan non-Christian nation goes to war against another pagan non-Christian nation there is NO restorative action by anyone afterwards! While any damage or harm done by a Christian nation, led by Christ believing individuals, will Jesus Christ restore afterwards.
An example of this restoration of any damage or harm done by believers in Christ can be seen in the destruction of the temple after Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. The pagan Roman empire destroyed the temple of Israel and it was not restored! Yet when the Roman empire became a Christian empire Jesus restored it as the current Roman Catholic Church.
Again, notice that Christian nations establish a legal system that is based on restoration, not vengeance! Whereas pagan non-Christan nations base their legal system on vengeance, not restoration (hint: Muslim, communist, atheist, etc.).
Non-Christan believers will always claim that Christianity is destructive but the historical facts prove unequivocally that Jesus Christ is this world's greatest insurance policy. Not only for all of us alive in this world, but for all those trust in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and gain eternal life afterwards in heaven with God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit.
Believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and you'll gain eternal life and also gain the assurance that any harm done by you, or to you by another Christian, will be restored by Jesus Christ!
God Bless
John 18:10 New International Version (NIV)
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
Luke 22:45-54 New International Version (NIV)
45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
Jesus Arrested
47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
Many people who do not believe in Christianity claim that the Christians have done irreparable damage to humanity in the name of God. But I will prove that this assertion is false and groundless. Consider the biblical writings concerning Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. After establishing a New Covenant with the 12 apostles (hint: representing the 12 tribes of Israel), and then telling Judas to go and carry out his betrayal, Jesus Christ retreated to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and agonize over his upcoming trial and crucifixion that would ultimately lead to his death on the cross.
Notice what happened when Judas showed up, along with the Temple authorities, to arrest Jesus Christ in an act of betrayal. There erupted a scuffle between the disciples and the people who have come to arrest Jesus whereupon a disciple of Jesus Christ's cut off the ear of a high priest’s servant. Jesus then restored the ear completely!
Many people would find this part of the story as strange, as there was no loss of an ear, so why include it in the story as Jesus had already been known to be able to heal people and also resurrect them from the dead? The point of the story of restoring the severed ear is that Jesus Christ is showing everyone that any harm or damage done by a believer in Jesus Christ will ultimately be restored by Jesus Christ himself.
Consider that throughout history any Christian aggression that has caused damage, whether offensive or defensive, against any another nation, was restored by Jesus Christ just like the restoration of the severed ear of the high priest’s servant. The story of restoring the severed ear of the high priest’s servant is to show Jesus Christ establishing that any Christian aggression that leads to an injury will ultimately be made whole again.
Throughout history the United States has always sought to restore a nation after it has vanquished it in war. This restorative impetus is the work of Jesus Christ who dwells in every believer through the Holy Spirit and motivates all Christians to restore what has been lost or damaged by a Christian's own harmful actions.
Notice that whenever any pagan non-Christian nation goes to war against another pagan non-Christian nation there is NO restorative action by anyone afterwards! While any damage or harm done by a Christian nation, led by Christ believing individuals, will Jesus Christ restore afterwards.
An example of this restoration of any damage or harm done by believers in Christ can be seen in the destruction of the temple after Jesus Christ's death and resurrection. The pagan Roman empire destroyed the temple of Israel and it was not restored! Yet when the Roman empire became a Christian empire Jesus restored it as the current Roman Catholic Church.
Again, notice that Christian nations establish a legal system that is based on restoration, not vengeance! Whereas pagan non-Christan nations base their legal system on vengeance, not restoration (hint: Muslim, communist, atheist, etc.).
Non-Christan believers will always claim that Christianity is destructive but the historical facts prove unequivocally that Jesus Christ is this world's greatest insurance policy. Not only for all of us alive in this world, but for all those trust in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and gain eternal life afterwards in heaven with God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit.
Believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and you'll gain eternal life and also gain the assurance that any harm done by you, or to you by another Christian, will be restored by Jesus Christ!
God Bless
John 18:10 New International Version (NIV)
10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)
Luke 22:45-54 New International Version (NIV)
45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”
Jesus Arrested
47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”
49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.
51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour—when darkness reigns.”
