04/17/2019
I am a Christian. I believe in the Jesus Christ of the Bible. The One who was and is the Great I Am. The One who was foretold by all the prophets prior to his coming in the flesh, born as a helpless babe in a lowly manger. The One who grew up and waxed strong in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. The One who began his ministry at around the age of 30, who gave the blind their sight, who made the lame to walk, who raised the dead. The One who chose twelve disciples and ordained them to be Apostles. The One who suffered and bled from every pore as he took upon himself the sins of all mankind in the Garden of Gethsemane. The One who was taken, and mocked, and spat upon, and who spent his last night on earth being shuffled from one council of wicked men to another, to be judged of his "crimes." The One who was scourged, forced to carry the implement of his own torture and ultimate death, who was crucified and died - willingly giving up the ghost - laying down his life, for no man had the power to take it from him. The One who rose again the third day to bring forth the glorious resurrection, thereby bursting the bands of death and thwarting the plans and machinations of the Evil One. The One who completed the teaching of his Apostles, then returned to stand at the right hand of his Eternal Father with his perfected immortal body of flesh and bone. The One who LIVES! Who Lives today and forever and who seeks to bless us with his love and acceptance and the deliverance made available by his Eternal Atonement. The One to whom I look for my every blessing and gift, even the gift of life itself and the very air I breathe. Yes. I AM A CHRISTIAN!
