In his book “Killing Jesus,” Bill O’Reilly sums up Jesus’ life with these great insights:
“There is no doubt that Jesus of Nazareth is the most famous human being the world has ever known. But Jesus had no infrastructure. He had no government behind him. He had no corporation. He and his disciples depended upon the charity of others for food and clothing and they had no organization other than a dozen faithful followers. In the history of mankind, no one has achieved worldwide fame with no outside resources whatsoever.” (Pg 271.)
During his trial, Pilate had Jesus endure the horrific Roman scourging. He then stood him before the crowd of Jewish leaders and asked them to “Behold the Man” (Jn. 19:5). Today even non-believers need to take a good look too, for what happened in Galilee to a carpenter turned preacher has changed the world. That cannot be denied. Anyone interested in spiritual things, let alone history, would do well to figure out what made this man such an amazing teacher, healer, leader and savior.
-Dennis Doughty
