Anderson: the seal of authenticity

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Meditation:
    And [Jesus] said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
    —Luke 6:5 (ESV)
Quotation:
    [Jesus] frequently made claims which would have sounded outrageous and blasphemous to Jewish ears even from the lips of the greatest of prophets. He said that he was in existence before Abraham and that he was “lord” of the sabbath; he claimed to forgive sins; he continually identified himself, in his work, his person and his glory, with the one he termed his heavenly Father; he accepted men’s worship; and he said that he was to be the judge of men at the last day, and that their eternal destiny would depend on their attitude to him. Then he died. It seems inescapable, therefore, that his resurrection must be interpreted as God’s decisive vindication of these claims, while the alternative—the finality of the cross—would necessarily have implied the repudiation of his presumptuous and even blasphemous assertions.
    ... J. N. D. Anderson (1908-1994), Christianity: the Witness of History, Tyndale Press, 1969, p. 87 (see the book)
    See also Luke 6:5; Isa. 53:2-11; John 3:13; 5:18-20; 6:51; 8:58
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord Jesus, I believe that God raised You from the dead. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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