Posted by
Jay Noble on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 2:50:51 PM
James Cameron, the director of the Terminator and Titanic, claims to have unearthed a tomb in Jerusalem containing the remains of Jesus Christ, Jesus’ wife, Mary Magdalene, and their child. My response to Mr. Cameron is brief: Bunk!
Mr. Cameron, whatever remains you may possess are not those of Jesus Christ, because there are no remains to be found. Jesus Christ was crucified by the Romans and laid in tomb, where He remained for three days. However, unlike the make believe of Hollywood, something happened then in real life which some poor souls seem unable to grasp: Christ rose from the dead! You see, Mr. Cameron, Jesus Christ is the Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit of God in a virgin, Mary. And notice Mr. Cameron, I did not write that Jesus "was" the Son of God, because sir, Jesus Christ is not dead. No, Mr. Cameron, after Jesus Christ arose from the dead He appeared to His disciples, and to many other witnesses. Some initially doubted - you may have heard about Thomas - but all saw and all believed.
You may have heard about the disciples Mr. Cameron. They are the guys who were tortured and murdered because they proclaimed something known as the Gospel, i.e, the Truth. You see Sir, the Romans really wanted to produce the body of the man Jesus, whom they had crucified, to put an end to His movement which so annoyed them. But the Romans could never produce a body! Christ’s disciples know why. You see, they were eyewitnesses to something not seen before or since. The man Jesus, He had been crucified, but He was alive! He was dead, but He had arisen! The disciples, not noted for being a particularly courageous group before, went to their death proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the holy sacrifice who borne all of the sins of the world. Many thousands have followed them, counting it a blessing to die for their faith.
I hate to disappoint you Mr. Cameron, but what you have may be remains, but not of Jesus Christ. He is not to be found among the remains of the dead in caverns beneath Jerusalem. No, Mr. Cameron, Jesus Christ is found in the hearts of men and women around the world. You know, the people who feed the hungry, tend to the sick and elderly, and care for poor. The ones who won’t try to have you killed because you attack their faith.
No, Mr. Cameron, what disciples of Jesus Christ we would like for you to know what we know, have what we have. We know the risen Savior, we know the joy and peace serving a loving and forgiving God who sacrificed His Son for our sins, and we possess the assurance of eternal life. We’d love to have you with us Mr. Cameron. More importantly, your creator wants you with Him. That’s why Jesus came, suffered, died, and arose.
Oh, by the way, Jesus Christ also sits at the right hand of God.