Our paragraph topic is: (Their persecution of religion) Part 4.
It must have been a great honor and privilege to live in the time of Christ. Though I must admit that compared to today there were many hardships. Many of the conveniences that we have today they did not have. Running water, and toilets, and refrigerators, stoves, and TV's, music, radios, all the modern things we take for granted they did not have. But then they had the greatest gift of all, Christ.
He came to be amongst the people, to walk with them and talk with them, to hear their laughter, their cries, their sighs, their tears, moans and groans. And he gave relief to many. Yet he saw the cause of much of the sorrow and pain of the people, the evil and the fear that came from the misdirection of the religious leadership of the people. For years the religious leadership had persecuted the people. The Scribes and the Pharisees ruled over the people as though they were slaves and not the people of God whom they were to love. They killed the prophets and the messengers sent by God because they wanted to maintain their positions of power. Christ told them: "Thus you are witnesses against yourselves."
The Bible tells us that our words will be our witness against us on the day of judgment. Every word we speak will be written in the book of judgment and on that day will be used to judge who we are. Speak good or speak evil, it will all come out on that day. The truth will be known as to who we are. Are we a tree that bears good fruit or one that brings forth bad fruit? The mask will be taken off and the truth will be known.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
It must have been a great honor and privilege to live in the time of Christ. Though I must admit that compared to today there were many hardships. Many of the conveniences that we have today they did not have. Running water, and toilets, and refrigerators, stoves, and TV's, music, radios, all the modern things we take for granted they did not have. But then they had the greatest gift of all, Christ.
He came to be amongst the people, to walk with them and talk with them, to hear their laughter, their cries, their sighs, their tears, moans and groans. And he gave relief to many. Yet he saw the cause of much of the sorrow and pain of the people, the evil and the fear that came from the misdirection of the religious leadership of the people. For years the religious leadership had persecuted the people. The Scribes and the Pharisees ruled over the people as though they were slaves and not the people of God whom they were to love. They killed the prophets and the messengers sent by God because they wanted to maintain their positions of power. Christ told them: "Thus you are witnesses against yourselves."
The Bible tells us that our words will be our witness against us on the day of judgment. Every word we speak will be written in the book of judgment and on that day will be used to judge who we are. Speak good or speak evil, it will all come out on that day. The truth will be known as to who we are. Are we a tree that bears good fruit or one that brings forth bad fruit? The mask will be taken off and the truth will be known.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
