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What is involved in trying Jesus?
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One of the most concise and yet powerful summaries of the gospel message was preached by the apostle Peter in the house of Cornelius, a Roman centurion. It captures the entire arc of Jesus’ ministry, death and resurrection, his future role as a judge of all. This message focuses on the present, as it ends with the commission to tell to the world the good news about forgiveness of sins.
Peter said (Acts 10:36-43):
‘You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
‘You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached — how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
‘We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a cross, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen — by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
‘He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
‘All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.’
Worth a try?
The Try Jesus! invitation is simple: come and see for yourself. Not through someone else’s filtered opinion, not relying on secondhand claims. But getting the eyewitness accounts, the primary sources, their own stories. As if you were there, front row.
Take your time. Doubts are welcome. Questions are honoured, and answers are promised. We know: it’s a journey.