The Bible Is Great!

Chapter 1 Time Element BC and AD

Let us first define the denotations of time. BC means Before the Birth of Christ. AD stands for Anno Domini which is Latin for “in the year of our Lord.” Again, based entirely on His birth, some people think it means after death which it clearly does not. We are 2,018 years after the birth of Christ. Jesus lived 33 years. So, we are 1,985 years after His death and 2,018 years after His birth. So that is where your time context is defined. Contemplate that our entire system of time is based on the life of a poor Jewish carpenter. Time is defined by the life of Jesus, based on His birth in a small town named Bethlehem (The City of David).
Try to understand this even from just a purely historical, chronological, conceptual, genealogical and/or factual perspective. One does not even necessarily need to view the concept of time from a religious perspective in order to understand the context of all of this. Make the PARELLEL yourself.
Try to consider that the most famous person in all of history is a poor Jewish carpenter. That is right. Jesus Christ is the most famous person in all of history. Who else’s life changed both history and time? It is a certainty. There is no way around it. God gives us all of the answers to all of the questions throughout the Bible. We just have to become better evaluators. Why are we so dense? Our entire system of time is based on the life of Jesus. What year are you in? 2018 represents 2,018 years after the birth of Jesus Christ. AD does not mean after death like some people believe but rather it means Anno Domini which is Latin for in the year of our Lord. So, our entire time system is based on His birth and His life. Religious or not, you have to try to grasp the fact that God came as a man and in doing so He changed the world and time as we know it. He loves us so much that even in our doubt and weakness of faith He alone provides all of the answers. He is the answer for yesterday, today and tomorrow. Wow we have an incredible God. Whether we are able to see it and comprehend it really is up to us. I am a believer and that is easy to see, but I would argue that based on the factual information, archaeology, history and Bible prophesy that it is much more difficult to be a non-believer. History is a compilation of events that have occurred, and these events show us where we have come from, where we are currently, and where we are going. This life is the temporal one. So, examine the history and try to explain how a poor Jewish carpenter can change time forever, and how He is manifested in our lives. I pray each and every person would see it and recognize it. In this case, the only way we are going to see it and recognize it, is by the pure grace of God. Everything Jesus says will happen, happens just as He says it will be including His death and His resurrection. He tells us that His words will never pass away, and they never do. God does everything for a reason; His reason. Read the Bible and try to live it!
This is a map for our life, an instruction manual if you will. The messages that exist in the Bible are ones that I believe are directly from God and in fact exemplify the kind of person that God wants us to strive to be. We certainly have the very best teacher in Jesus. He shows us by His love. It is a blessing among blessings that we have the Bible.

Romans 15:4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.