If Jesus came to find temporal power on earth, then he died a complete failure, suffering an ignominious death on a cross. Eleven of the twelve men he had chosen to carry on his mission ran away from him in his hour of need, the twelfth, having already betrayed him to his enemies. Only one returned to stand beneath his cross, to support his mother.
Why then, is his name revered by millions throughout the world, two thousand years later? Now there's the question. Those who follow him say it is because he is the Son of God, whose message can still bring liberation, hope, truth and love into our lives today. Otherwise, what explanation can there be for this seeming improbability.
These followers have included the greatest minds and the simplest souls on earth throughout the history of the Church which Jesus founded on the shoulders of a small group of ordinary people. So perhaps the answer to the question is because Jesus really is who he said he was. If so, he's worth following. I certainly think so.
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