Jesus Unparalleled

February 28, 2011 at 2:24 pm · Filed under Uncategorized and tagged: authority, Nature of Jesus, power

Matthew 8:29-32 ESV  And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God?  Have you come here to torment us before the time?”…. the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”  32And he said to them, “Go.”  So they came out and went into the pigs…

In this conversation between Jesus and the demons, Jesus has absolute authority over them.  They had to do exactly what he told them.  They pleaded for mercy (sort of) and he showed some, but note that his words compelled them—forced them—to do his bidding.  We could say, like the disciples did in vs. 27 after the calming of the sea, “What sort of man is this?”  He commands bodies to heal, seas to calm, and demons to go with just a word.   Just the force of his word.    Who is this Jesus?  He is unparalleled.  Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith and all other religious “founders” are to Jesus what a burned-out candle is to the blazing sun.  Christianity is superior to all other religions, not because it has superior morals or religious systems, but because Christ is superior.  He is like no other.  Col 1:15-23; 2:8-15; Heb 1:1-4, etc., trumpet this truth.

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