Cleverly Devised Fables

It's sad to say that many people believe the Bible was written by men and not by God. I remember a recent Discovery Channel special on the flood of Noah. One conclusion the producers came to is that rabbis made up the story of the flood in order to keep unruly people in tow by proclaiming the judgment of God on the unrighteous.

Some also do not believe that Jesus Christ was a real person, or if He was real He was just an historical figure, but not a messiah or anything like that.

In a court of law what is the most important type of evidence? It is an eye witness. "I saw him shoot that guy!" So too in choosing whether to believe the Bible and Jesus Christ as the Son of God we need eye witnesses. We have them.

1 Peter 1:16 "For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty."

And: 1John 1:1 "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life ... that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you."

Both Peter and John saw Jesus, they witnessed His miracles, they heard His Words, they saw Him die, and also saw Him alive again and taken up into heaven. They didn't have to make anything up; God came down and gave it to them in person, then through His Holy Spirit gave them words to write down for us.

When someone puts doubt in your mind about the Bible or Jesus, just remember these verses and the men who later gave their lives to testify to its truth.

Pastor Tom