Judea, 4-3 B.C. Controlled by Rome, yet governed by Judeo law due to the volatile relationship between religion and the state. As long as Jewish religious leaders kept the people in check, there was no real long-term threat from Rome.
This land mass sat at the crossroads of civilization. No matter where one might travel in the world at the time, it virtually required that they pass through Judea. This would mean that the world's ideas would also assimilate there, and if one were wishing to proselytize a new message for mankind, then Judea would be the ideal place for it's initial announcement allowing it to spread quickly to the four corners of the known earth.
Being ruled by Rome, it meant that capital punishment often came in the form of a gruesome practice called crucifixion. Crucifixion would require the shedding of massive amounts of blood by it's victim, and would have played a deep role in the Jewish psyche in that blood letting of innocent creatures for cleansing sacrificial purposes was the demanded order of the day to receive forgiveness of one's sins.
This was the perfect place for the arrival of the Genesis chapter 3 promised Messiah. God in His omnipotence knew the exact right time and place in human history to deliver His Son for our redemption! However, although He delivered His Son to accomplish the promise at this time and place, He did not complete the sharing of this promise to the world. He left this task for you and I.
Just as God in His sovereignty chose to place His Son at a point in human history where all the necessary prophecies could be fulfilled, He has chosen to place each of us at a time when we can more effectively tell the story to more of mankind, then has ever been reached before. Through up-to-the-minute venues like television, radio, podcasting, Twitter, Facebook, and any other networking, message-spreading opportunity that may soon arrive on the scene, the significance of Jesus can be shared and spread at a more rapid rate and to more people than ever before.
From the beginning, Vertical Life Church will determine to utilize every available means to promulgate the goods news of the freedom Jesus Christ is offering to all who will believe and follow. This is why we are asking you to join us in using such promotional methods. Begin now by personally participating in and telling people how to engage through this blog and the following resources…
www.facebook.com/VerticalLifeChurchVA
We look forward to your involvement with what many are referring to as “social networking” tools, but what we believe are God-given connection points so that all might know His memorandum of forgiveness!
Tell somebody today!
Pastor John
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