I TOO SENT MY SON
A Jewish father was concerned about his son, who was about a
year away from his Bar Mitzvah but was sorely lacking in his
knowledge of the Jewish faith. To remedy this he sent his
son to Israel to experience his heritage.
A year later the young man returned home. "Father, thank you
for sending me to the land of our Fathers," the son said.
"It was wonderful and enlightening, however, I must confess
that while in Israel I converted to Christianity."
"Oi vey," replied the father, "what have I done?"
So in the tradition of the patriarchs he went to his best
friend and sought his advice and solace.
"It is amazing that you should come to me," stated his
friend, "I too sent my son to Israel and he returned a
Christian."
So in the traditions of the Patriarchs they went to the
Rabbi. "It is amazing that you should come to me," stated
the Rabbi, "I too sent my son to Israel and he returned a
Christian."
"What is happening to our sons? Brothers, we must take this
to the Lord," said the Rabbi. They fell to their knees and
began to wail and pour out their hearts to the Almighty. As
they prayed, the clouds above opened and they heard a mighty voice that
stated,
"Amazing that you should come to Me.
I, too, sent My Son to
Israel..."
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 2:7-8
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
John 3:16
Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again. The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
John 3:5-8
But as it is written, "Eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for those who love Him." For
what man knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man
which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
1 Corinthians 2:9,11-12
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