IS JESUS RELEVANT TODAY - PART ONE

                                            IS JESUS RELEVANT    TODAY
                                           PART ONE

  (copied from
   Y-Jesus.com)


Many think that Jesus Christ wants us to become religious, They think Jesus came to take all the fun out of life, and give us impossible rules to live by.
They are willing to call Him a great leader from the past, but say He is not relevant to their lives today.

Josh McDowell, was a college student who thought Jesus was just another religious leader, Who set up impossible rules to live by.

Then one day, at a student union lunch table McDowell sat next to a vibrant young coed with a radiant smile.  Intrigued, he asked her why she was so happy. Her immediate reply  "Jesus Christ!"

Jesus Christ?  McDowell bristled, firing back
"Oh, for God's sake, don't give me that garbage. I'm fed up with church, I'm fed up with the Bible, don't give me that garbage about religion."

But the unfazed young coed calmly informed him,

"Mister, I didn't say anything about religion, I said Jesus Christ."

McDowell was stunned. He had never considered Jesus more than a religious figure, and didn't want any part of religious hypocrisy. Yet here was this joyful Christian woman talking about Jesus as someone Who had brought meaning to her life.

Christ claimed to answer all the deep questions about our existence. At one time or another, all of us question what life is all about.  Have you ever gazed up at the stars on as pitch-black evening and wondered who put them there?   Or have you ever seen a sunset. and thought about life's biggest questions?

*   "Who am I ?"
*   "Why am I here?"
*   "Where am I going after I die? "

Although other philosophers and religious leaders have offered their answers to the meaning of life,
only Jesus Christ proved His credentials by rising from the dead. Skeptics like McDowell who originally scoffed at Jesus' resurrection, have discovered that there is compelling evidence that it really occurred.

Jesus offers life with real meaning. He said that life is much more than making money, having fun, being successful, and then ending up in a graveyard. Yet many people still try  to find meaning in fame and success, even the greatest superstars.

next post 6th September