Luke 13 - In Depth Bible Commentaries

2731(...continued)There should be no denying that this is what Jesus taught--and history has proven his viewto be remarkably true. The Christian movement, which had such tiny, inconspicuous beginningsin the ministry of Jesus, in spite of his being rejected by the Jewish leaders, and put to death atthe hand of the Romans, has become a world-wide movement, influencing peoples and nationsall across the earth, a movement that today, twenty centuries later, is still earth's most dynamic,hope-filled religious movement.Let the Roman officials consider this fact. They may fight against the Christian movement,and condemn its prominent leaders such as Paul to capital punishment. But just as the death ofJesus did not stop the movement he had started, neither will the death of his followers such asPaul. But why should they try to stop a movement, that obviously has such transforming power,and offers such hope to human history, without in any way being a threat to Rome or itsgovernment? Will Rome not be much wiser to join in with that movement, and share in itsblessings?1300