You may be familiar with the story of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram - the three stooges who rebelled against Moses' authority in Numbers 16. But do you know the whole story?
Korah decided that Moses had "gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?" (16:3-4)
This sounds very reasonable on the surface. They accused Moses and Aaron of having a power trip. They were wrong in that God really did call Moses to lead the people, and that though God was with them all, Moses was the leader - end of story.
But what I wanted to point out is that it really wasn't about Moses and power. It was really about Korah and the Lord. Look at verse 30.
"But if the Lord creates something new, and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they go down alive into Sheol, then you shall know that these men have despised the Lord."
See, it wasn't their relationship with Moses that was the problem, it was their relationship with the Lord. They "despised" the Lord and so they despised the Lord's servant.
So sometimes when we have problems with God we take it out on those around us, especially those that God is using to help us grow, like pastors and elders and others in the body of Christ that we should respect.
So the next time someone attacks you, pray for their relationship with the Lord (as well as seeing what God wants to change in you).
Pastor Tom
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Is there any proof outside the Bible that the Bible is actually true? Or does it all come down to Faith?
Markus - thanks for the question. Yes, there is plenty of evidence for Christianity outside of the Bible. Pick up Josh McDowell's book "Evidence that Demands a Verdict."
I might also point out that faith is not just blindly believing something. In fact, the Bible says that faith is believing something based on evidence.
The Bible contains the writings of men and women who saw and heard real things then wrote them down. The eyewitness testimony of the Apostles of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ has never been refuted.
Tom
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