Impossible To Believe

Impossible To Believe

No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 3:13

Only Christ would be able to testify to a truth this remarkable. How can human reason make sense of this strange teaching, or how can it understand how it all fits together? How can Jesus come down from heaven and at the same time live above? How can Jesus ascend back to heaven and yet continuously be in heaven? No one could have conceived of such a thought, whether in the heart or in the mind. Human reason says it’s impossible for someone to descend from heaven and be in heaven at the same time. That is why Christians are considered foolish. We believe something directly contrary to reason.

Whoever has a difficult time believing that Christ can come from heaven and yet be in heaven shouldn’t worry about it. It doesn’t matter if we can’t grasp this truth right away. If we are considered fools because of believing this, our foolishness won’t hurt us. For Christians are certainly not foolish. We know perfectly well what we believe. We know where we can find counsel and help in all situations. We know we will live eternally after we have been delivered from this world.

But if some people refuse to believe this truth, then they should leave it alone. Instead, they want to figure it out. These people want to resolve the paradox in their own crazy head—first this way, then that way. All of them think they will find God by figuring it out, but they won’t.

However, you must hold tightly to the testimony that was brought down from heaven by Jesus, God’s Son. You must believe it, for all Christians dare to believe what Jesus says.