Direct Answer
It reveals a Jesus who chose wisely and accomplished what He set out to do. David Bercot's point is that the twelve Jesus handpicked established a church that continued on strong.
Support from the Message
- He says, "Jesus does the job right," and that the ones He handpicked did their job right as well. - He reads John's words to the fathers who have known Him from the beginning and to the young men who are strong, and he calls this God's assessment at the year 100. - He says the young men in whom the word of God abided would carry the church forward. - When Jesus or Paul corrected a church, it took the correction to heart, and by the year 100 the Judaizers were gone. - He calls the claim of immediate failure the alibi of churches that are not holding to the historic faith.
Discussion Follow-up
If the church failed as soon as the apostles died, what would that say about Jesus' choices? How does your answer affect the way you read the early Christians?