Oct 26

Luke 3:1
Memorise Romans 5:1
“…flee from the wrath to come, bring forth the fruits of repentance.”

There are those who doubt if Christ ever existed. They believe that Christ is fictitious, like the characters in Greek mythology, such as Zeus, Hercules and so on. However, abundant historical evidence show that Christ was truly a man who lived during the early 1st century AD. Much of this evidence come from the writings of non-Christian historians who lived in the first few hundreds of years after the ascension of Christ. Some of these historians were actually negative towards Christianity and were not shy to admit it. Nonetheless, their writings show various details about Christ, and many of the facts are similar to those recorded in the gospels. Another irrefutable evidence is found in the way our calendar functions. BC stands for “before Christ”, and AD stands for “Anno Domini” in Latin, which means the year of the Lord. The pivotal event in history between the years of BC and AD is the birth of Jesus. Hence, the creators of the calendar system that we use declare that Christ was once born into this world and definitely did exist in history.

But what the world needs to know is that Christ is far more than just a historical figure. Christ is not like any other man who come into this world and then, upon his death, becomes a mere historical fact. Christ is God, who came into this world and became a turning point of human history. He presented Himself blameless as a sacrifice to redeem Mankind from the condemnation of sin. He became fully man so that he could bear the sins of sinful man. While people come and go and are lost forever if they are not saved, Christ is eternal before and after His existence on Earth. Christ was, before history even existed. He is the sovereign and supreme God of history itself, controlling every facet of it.

In addition to knowing that Christ did exist and that He is God, we must also know is that Christ has said that He will return to the world again in the future. This is known as His second coming. In His first coming, He came to sacrifice and to save. However, in His second coming, He will return as a judge. Now is the time that He has given all mankind the opportunity to come to accept His gift of salvation. However, if they reject it, He will return only to judge. Dear reader, if you have not accepted Christ as your Saviour, you must not wait, you must repent now, because the return of Christ is soon and you will not be able to do so then.

Thought: Do I trust that Christ is more than just a historical figure?
Prayer: Save me Lord, before Christ returns.