Heathen Believers

Let’s look at the failure of many believers and the faith of novices in Matthew 2:1-12. The kingdom of God, while not of this world, was understood as a political threat by the disciples, Jewish leaders and the Romans. Magi were influential learned men of Babylon, priests, physicians, alchemists and probably heathen. They came to worship Jesus. Herod and many Jews did not. They either ignored or felt threatened by the birth of the Christ child. If leaders of a pagan religion offered great honor to Christ, how much more ought we Christians!