Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A "New" Discovery

A news item this week reports that a professor of religion at Harvard University has found a small fragment written in Egyptian Coptic that is about the size of a post card.  On it, the professor claims, is a note that Jesus was married.  NONE of the Gospel accounts which have been proven authentic ever mention this about Jesus. 
     One of the interesting facts about the professor is that she specializes in women's issues, Gnosticism, etc.  You will remember the Gnostics denied that Jesus was both God and man.  That is the issue that the three epistles of John address and remind us that "...anyone who denies that Jesus is God in the flesh is the antichrist." 
     The outcome of this "new" discovery (which is really another attempt by doubters to paint Jesus in a light that focuses on their agendas) does not change the teaching of Scripture.  I am also certain that those of us who do not accept this "new" discovery as authentic will not burn down buildings, assault those who promote such speech, and will only continue to preach the Gospel of Christ (I Cor. 15:1-4). 
     After more than 2,000 years and with all the assaults on Christianity, the message of Christ crucified, buried, risen and coming again has not changed.  It is the Good News that God has chosen to redeem mankind through the Son He has sent (John 3:16).

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