Founded on Love

Founded on Love
Napoleon Bonaparte wrote,
"You speak of Caesar, of Alexander, of their conquests and of the enthusiasm which they enkindled in the hearts of their soldiers; but can you conceive of a dead man making conquests, with an army faithful and entirely devoted to his memory? My armies have forgotten me even while living, as the Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.”
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
“I search in vain history to find similar to Jesus Christ, or anything which can approach the gospel.  Neither history nor humanity, nor ages, nor nature, offer me anything with which I am able to compare it or to explain it. Here everything is extraordinary.”
                                                                            Napoleon Bonaparte,
Every oppressive government that has ever arisen has fallen. Those who have come to power by the sword have eventually died by the sword.
One only has to look at Hitler and other repressive regimes throughout history. It will be the same with those terrorist groups who wish to force their will on others by the barrel of a gun. They will not survive.
The terrorist who are killing innocent people supposedly in the name of God will one day stand before God and be cast into Hell.
Alexander the great, Napoleon and Hitler prove you cannot hold the world by force. Christ set the example as to how to win the world.
Napoleon was right when he said,
“I know men and I tell you, Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. 
Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour, millions would die for him.”
You cannot have a successful government founded on force. It is doomed to failure either from within or with forces that come from without.
The Apostle Paul wrote,
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
                                                                                                   Romans 12:18.
By living peacefully and presenting their beliefs in a simple manner the followers of Christ filled the Roman Empire with their beliefs in little more than seventy years. Since then the love of Jesus Christ has reached every corner of the earth.
The true believers in Christ followed the word of the Jesus who wen asked,
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  
This is the first and greatest commandment.  
And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  
All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”                                                                                                                                              Matthew 22:36-40
Jesus also said,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  
But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”
                    Matthew 5:43-45
Loving period is a concept foreign to terrorist and dictators. Yet to date the love of Christ has won more people to His cause than any one using a gun.
I truly believe the words of Ecclesiastes,
“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole  duty  of man. 
For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” 
Ecclesiastes 12:13,14
God will bring all deeds of every person into judgement no matter what it is and on that day many will be shocked to find out their fate.
What will yours be?
Will you accept Christ into your life today?
Jesus said,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son”. 
                                                                                                            John 3:16-18.
Please think about it.