BONE BOX IS FULL OF HOLES
OK, so I'm getting questions concerning the bones of Jesus. Evidently an award winning "documentarian" recently did a slick job of resurfacing some old archaeological findings in Jerusalem. It is interesting to note that stories like this seem to always surface somewhere just before Easter. Could this just be by chance or is their something more sinister in mind. Let me take a few moments, very few, to clear this all up.
One, this is not a new find. It was uncovered in Jerusalem around 1980. It has not made many headlines because even the discoverer did not think it was newsworthy.
Two, Jesus, if there were bones to be found, would not be in Jerusalem. He was from Galilee. He was born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth. His tomb, if there were one, would have been in his home town.
Three, the Bible tells us it wasn't His tomb anyway. It was a borrowed tomb that belonged to Joseph of Arimethea.
Four, why is this ossuary, bone box, considered genuine by all when the one found recently that said, "James, bother of Jesus, son of Joseph" was declared to be a fake. Could it be because the one supposedly containing the bones of Jesus would be harmful to Christianity and the other would not?
Five, the DNA is supposed to link these bones of Jesus with the rest of the family. Who took the original "control" DNA and where has it been kept until now? If we must rush to get the DNA samples from a former Playboy centerfold before they are unreliable how reliable would DNA 2,000 years old be.
I could list at least a dozen other reasons why this story should not cause any one's faith to be threatened, but I think these should suffice for now. The enemy will always try to discount the story of the resurrection or discredit His believers. He surely cannot dispute the existence of faithful followers of Christ around the world that have been changed because of the reality of the resurrection. So keep trying Satan. Remember, "without faith it is impossible to please God."
In His Shadow,
Pastor Ken
One, this is not a new find. It was uncovered in Jerusalem around 1980. It has not made many headlines because even the discoverer did not think it was newsworthy.
Two, Jesus, if there were bones to be found, would not be in Jerusalem. He was from Galilee. He was born in Bethlehem and raised in Nazareth. His tomb, if there were one, would have been in his home town.
Three, the Bible tells us it wasn't His tomb anyway. It was a borrowed tomb that belonged to Joseph of Arimethea.
Four, why is this ossuary, bone box, considered genuine by all when the one found recently that said, "James, bother of Jesus, son of Joseph" was declared to be a fake. Could it be because the one supposedly containing the bones of Jesus would be harmful to Christianity and the other would not?
Five, the DNA is supposed to link these bones of Jesus with the rest of the family. Who took the original "control" DNA and where has it been kept until now? If we must rush to get the DNA samples from a former Playboy centerfold before they are unreliable how reliable would DNA 2,000 years old be.
I could list at least a dozen other reasons why this story should not cause any one's faith to be threatened, but I think these should suffice for now. The enemy will always try to discount the story of the resurrection or discredit His believers. He surely cannot dispute the existence of faithful followers of Christ around the world that have been changed because of the reality of the resurrection. So keep trying Satan. Remember, "without faith it is impossible to please God."
In His Shadow,
Pastor Ken
posted by Pastor Ken at 12:28 PM
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