Matthew 19:26
The Impossible Becomes Possible With God
26 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Acts 4:13
Ordinary, Unschooled Men
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Acts 1:1-5
Convincing Proofs
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 5:34-39
Gamaliel's Words of Wisdom
34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 36 Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. 37 After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”
Jesus gave His Disciples a Great Commission...That Commission was to go out to the world and make ALL nations knowledgeable of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit...Twelve men were told to go around the world and talk about the Ways of Jesus...Image Twelve men...And they did just that...The world knows of Jesus and His Father, and most know of the Holy Spirit in our world...But let us say that Jesus would have given them this Great Commission when He first met them and first got them together...My first thoughts had He done that, they would have thought He was touched...How could and would a company of poor fisherman, a tax collector, unschooled ordinary types stand up against the Jewish Leaders, Judaism, and the world and teach about One Man and His own ideas?...It completely sounds far fetched both after His death and while He was living...Yet, it was done...
I do believe the Disciples would have thought what they did in retrospect -teach the entire Roman Empire about Jesus' ideas would be impossible...But Jesus told and taught them that what is impossible for men to think, do, and even believe -is not impossible for God...That is because God created all these things around us and has the power to change or intervene on the things He has created and done and wants...One does not have to be rich and powerful to get things done...An uneducated group of Twelve led by fishermen with little or no money changed the way the world thinks...
But it would take convincing proofs for the Disciples to completely convince them that they could do the Great Commission...And it would take about forty days after Jesus' death to give them convincing proof...That is why to me the most important historical fact in man's history is the resurrection...For forty days, after His own death, Jesus appeared to His Disciples...Forty days after His personal death, anything He said (I think) they would believe forever...He continued to teach and talk to them after His death...I can only imagine how powerful that was for His Disciples and the others who got to see Him and listen to Him after His death -how powerful that would have been...He even ate fish with them to show them He still had human traits and was alive, and not a ghost or an hallucination...And right before He left He told them to wait in Jerusalem and not leave and they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit...I am sure they patiently would have waited longer than the fifty or so days that they did wait until the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost...Without question He gave His Disciples convincing proofs that He had risen from death, and overcame His own death...Gamaliel was wise in saying that "in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone!...Let them go!...For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail...But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.”...No one could stop these men...Or to put it another way with man this would have been impossible, but with God all things are possible...
Jesus and His teachings were from God and no man was able to stop the rise and growth of Christianity...