What if I was alive when Jesus was?

Hello,

So there is something that I think about on a regular basis. Something that occupies my mind for hours and hours and hours.

It is easy for me today to say that I believe that Jesus is the son of God. Would I have believed that he was if I lived back during his time?

I would like to think that I would, but let's face it, I can't say for sure. I come from a long line of Christians. But, what if I was around when Jesus was alive and preaching the Gospel? I wouldn't have had that background.

Well first off, I would like to Thank God that I was born when I was. I am particularly fond of my rights as a female. That is something to consider. I would not have the same rights that I do now. I would not have the same freedoms that I do now. If I was married, I would be bound to my husband and his beliefs. What if I believed and he didn't? What if he believed and I didn't?

Thank goodness I never have to worry about that, but I do wonder. When I read the Bible I try to imagine myself living during that time. I try to put myself in that place. Would I still be a Christian?  Think about it. There are people today who don't believe that Jesus is the son of God even with New Testament to tell them otherwise. Would I have followed this man who could turn water into wine or would I have thought Him and his followers to be false prophets?

Today people do very strange things and say that God told them to do it. The general response is that this person is crazy. But, God asked Abraham to kill his only son Isaac. God stopped him from doing it, but he still asked. That defense would hardly stand up in a court of law today.

What would I have thought when they discovered his body was gone? I have a curious mind. I am constantly trying to figure out magic tricks. Would I have thought this was one too? I like to think not.

When I stop and think about it, it's pretty much a miracle that in today's world of skeptics and distrust that so many people claim to believe that Jesus was the son of God. Afterall, we only have a book to go on.

But, it's not just a book is it?

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 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”

-Genesis 22:2