God's hand does not work through genetics or power alone, but through a mechanism. A mechanism that ensures that societies that manage to arrange themselves according to His plan will prosper and outcompete those who do not.
The Jews in Christ's time were expecting a Messiah who would be an invincible warrior and bring their society, based on a common genetic line, to glory. But Jesus was not such a Messiah. He was powerful yet He did not use His power to rule. He used it to teach. He used it to give the blueprint to His followers to build societies that would prosper. He also opened up the Kingdom of God to all who would follow Him, not just the Jews who descended from their genetic line.The reason He did this was that it was the only way for God's plan to come to fruition, with us men building it ourselves, choosing to do so in our own individual ways, to bring about a whole that works in a just way.
And as we know, those teachings came to rule the world (and still do, in many ways, despite recent setbacks), just as God's mechanism would have it. That, perhaps, is a true manifestation of power.
God's hand does not work through genetics or power alone, but through a mechanism. A mechanism that ensures that societies that manage to arrange themselves according to His plan will prosper and outcompete those who do not.
The Jews in Christ's time were expecting a Messiah who would be an invincible warrior and bring their society, based on a common genetic line, to glory. But Jesus was not such a Messiah. He was powerful yet He did not use His power to rule. He used it to teach. He used it to give the blueprint to His followers to build societies that would prosper. He also opened up the Kingdom of God to all who would follow Him, not just the Jews who descended from their genetic line.The reason He did this was that it was the only way for God's plan to come to fruition, with us men building it ourselves, choosing to do so in our own individual ways, to bring about a whole that works in a just way.
And as we know, those teachings came to rule the world, just as God's mechanism would have it (and still do, in many ways, despite recent setbacks). That, perhaps, is a true manifestation of power.
God's hand does not work through genetics or power alone, but through a mechanism. A mechanism that ensures that societies that manage to arrange themselves according to His plan will prosper and outcompete those who do not.
The Jews in Christ's time were expecting a Messiah who would be an invincible warrior and bring their society to glory. But Jesus was not such a Messiah. He was powerful yet He did not use His power to rule. He used it to teach. He used it to give the blueprint to His followers to build societies that would prosper. He also opened up the Kingdom of God to all who would follow Him, not just the Jews who descended from their genetic line.The reason He did this was that it was the only way for God's plan to come to fruition, with us men building it ourselves, choosing to do so in our own individual ways, to bring about a whole that works in a just way.
And as we know, those teachings came to rule the world, just as God's mechanism would have it. And still do, in many ways, despite recent setbacks. That, perhaps, is a true manifestation of power.
God's hand does not work through genetics or power alone, but through a mechanism. A mechanism that ensures that societies that manage to arrange themselves according to His plan will prosper and outcompete those who do not.
The Jews in Christ's time were expecting a Messiah who would be an invincible warrior and bring their society to glory. But Jesus was not such a Messiah. He was powerful yet He did not use His power to rule. He used it to teach. He used it to give the blueprint to His followers to build societies that would prosper. He also opened up the Kingdom of God to all who would follow Him, not just the Jews who descended from their genetic line.The reason He did this was that it was the only way for God's plan to come to fruition, with us men building it ourselves, choosing to do so in our own individual ways, to bring about a whole that works in a just way.
And as we know, those teachings came to rule the world. And still do, in many ways, despite recent setbacks. That, perhaps, is a true manifestation of power.